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Denouncing the latest outbreak of Palestinian infighting as "senseless" and "shocking," Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal says that the Gaza warfare threatens to become a "catastrophic" setback to Arab-Israeli peace prospects...
...Prince Saud told TIME on Wednesday that four days of renewed Palestinian fighting had jeopardized the Mecca Agreement mediated by Saudi Arabia in February, which ended months of internal clashes and established a Palestinian national unity government. "If fighting continues, and spreads, and the government falls, then that would be catastrophic for the cause of peace," said Prince Saud, whose government is taking a lead in promoting a new peace effort...
...blow to Saudi diplomacy was reflected in what the Kingdom's top diplomat described as the "stern" messages he has delivered to Palestinian leaders on behalf of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud. The Saudi monarch, Prince Saud explained, is holding Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and Hamas exile chief Khaled Meshaal "firmly to the commitment they made in the eyes of God." In mediating the accord, the Saudis argued that Palestinian unity was essential in order to start negotiations with Israel, brushing aside U.S. concerns that Hamas, a radical group that...
...passing) legislation to share oil revenues equitably among Iraq's ethnic regions, Arab leaders remain to be convinced that al-Maliki will follow through. Saudi Arabia recently announced a willingness to write off billions in Iraqi debts, but in signs of Riyadh's displeasure, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud called the U.S. presence in Iraq "illegitimate," and refused to receive al-Maliki in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al Faisal told the conference that the Kingdom wants to see "true national reconciliation" and "the dissolving of the militias...
...allows thousands of Palestinian refugees to return home. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he is open to some aspects of the plan, but not the "right of return" for Palestinians since they would swamp the Jewish state. The Saudis urged Israel to accept, or else. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said, "If Israel refuses, that means it doesn't want peace. Then [the conflict] goes back into the hands of the lords...