Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and Syrian dictator Bashar Assad met in Sharm a-Sheikh last night. Their concluding statement said that the Saudi \"peace\" proposal must be the basis for peace with Israel, that they strive for peace with Israel, and that they are against \"all violence in the region.\" However, Abdullah - the author of the peace proposal - listed in a weekend interview his conditions for peace with Israel:
\"The withdrawal of [the Israeli] forces will not be enough in itself. They must return to the pre-1967 borders, end their occupation of Al-Quds [Jerusalem] (which will be the capital of Palestine), and allow refugees to return to their homeland. Moreover, Syria should get the Golan Heights, and Lebanon its remaining occupied land.\" He emphasized that he was talking about the entry of over three million Arabs into Israel when he said, \"If this can end the plight of five million Palestinians [including those in PA-controlled areas] and restore the lands of three countries, ensuring stability in the region, wouldn\'t [full diplomatic relations with Israel] be a price worth paying?\"
\"The withdrawal of [the Israeli] forces will not be enough in itself. They must return to the pre-1967 borders, end their occupation of Al-Quds [Jerusalem] (which will be the capital of Palestine), and allow refugees to return to their homeland. Moreover, Syria should get the Golan Heights, and Lebanon its remaining occupied land.\" He emphasized that he was talking about the entry of over three million Arabs into Israel when he said, \"If this can end the plight of five million Palestinians [including those in PA-controlled areas] and restore the lands of three countries, ensuring stability in the region, wouldn\'t [full diplomatic relations with Israel] be a price worth paying?\"