The Jordanian proposal states that a comprehensive peace is "a strategic option" and stipulates that normalization ties with Israel would be dependent on "compliance with international resolutions and the principle of peace for land."
The PA leadership did not issue a formal statement on the Jordanian proposal, but a leading member of the PA's ruling Fatah party, Sakhr Habash, asserted, "The Arabs should remember we are under Israeli occupation. We are actually prisoners in Israel's hands." He described the Jordanian initiative as a grave concession that amounts to "a submission to Sharon's designs and American dictates."
Jordan's proposal basically is identical to the program submitted in 2002 by Saudi Arabia at an Arab summit in Beirut. The plan offered peace with Israel in return for Israel's withdrawing to the 1967 borders, including the border that divided Jerusalem.
Jordan King Abdullah II has stated that the Saudi plan should be amended to take into account Israeli concerns of Arab hostility. But Jordan's Foreign Minister Hani al-Mulki, insisted that the two proposals basically were the same, He said Jordan wants a re-affirmation of the 2002 plan "to take advantage of the current circumstances."
Several Arab ministers said they might consider the Jordanian proposal if it included an amendment explicitly stating that Israel must withdraw to the 1967 borders.
Arab League secretary general Amr Moussa said that the idea of normalizing ties with Israel would not be on the agenda at the two-day Arab League summit.
The PA leadership did not issue a formal statement on the Jordanian proposal, but a leading member of the PA's ruling Fatah party, Sakhr Habash, asserted, "The Arabs should remember we are under Israeli occupation. We are actually prisoners in Israel's hands." He described the Jordanian initiative as a grave concession that amounts to "a submission to Sharon's designs and American dictates."
Jordan's proposal basically is identical to the program submitted in 2002 by Saudi Arabia at an Arab summit in Beirut. The plan offered peace with Israel in return for Israel's withdrawing to the 1967 borders, including the border that divided Jerusalem.
Jordan King Abdullah II has stated that the Saudi plan should be amended to take into account Israeli concerns of Arab hostility. But Jordan's Foreign Minister Hani al-Mulki, insisted that the two proposals basically were the same, He said Jordan wants a re-affirmation of the 2002 plan "to take advantage of the current circumstances."
Several Arab ministers said they might consider the Jordanian proposal if it included an amendment explicitly stating that Israel must withdraw to the 1967 borders.
Arab League secretary general Amr Moussa said that the idea of normalizing ties with Israel would not be on the agenda at the two-day Arab League summit.