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They want to be pro-Arab and pro-Israel, for Prince Fahd's peace plan and for Camp David; they want to avoid alienating [Jordan 's King] Hussein but still stay anti-P.L.O. I wish them luck in making that miracle work...
...focus of much of the trouble was the eight-point plan put forward in August by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Fahd. The plan envisions creation of an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, with predominantly Arab East Jerusalem as its capital. But the plan also hints at recognition of Israel's right to exist, and that has belatedly aroused Washington's interest...
...first flush of euphoria after his AWACS victory, Reagan asserted that "we couldn't agree with all the points, nor could the Israelis," but nonetheless called the Fahd plan "a beginning point for negotiations." He elaborated later: "The most significant part is that they [the Saudis] recognize Israel as a nation to be negotiated with...
...much weight should be given to these Saudi statements is problematic. The Saudis have no diplomatic relations with the U.S.S.R. and have often denounced Communism as "godless." They may merely be trying to win a consensus in favor of the Fahd plan from pro-Soviet states at an Arab summit scheduled to convene in Fez, Morocco, on Nov. 25. Says one European diplomat in Beirut: "The Saudis want Syrian and, if possible, Libyan support, and they want Washington to realize that America is not running the only game in town. So even though they still fear the Soviets, they find...
...interest in the latest call for an international conference by the Soviet Union, which two weeks ago granted full diplomatic recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization. Nor is he particularly happy about the complex peace plan proposed last summer by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Fahd. The Fahd plan implicitly calls for Arab recognition of Israel in return for a withdrawal by Israel to its 1967 borders and the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The Western Europeans, on the other hand, are impressed with the Fahd plan as a basis for future negotiations...