Posted on 12/29/2012 6:50:02 PM PST by haffast
Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi on Saturday called on US President Barack Obama to be "proactive" in ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his forthcoming term, according to AFP.
"We hope that the new American administration adopts a policy of conflict resolution rather than conflict management," Arabi said during a visit with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr to the Ramallah headquarters of Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmud Abbas.
Arabi said that in the four-hour meeting with Abbas they discussed the Arab League's promise to provide an economic "safety net" of $100 million a month to alleviate the effect of Israeli sanctions imposed after last month's United Nations vote to raise the PA's diplomatic standing
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On December 2, Israel said it would withhold tax and tariff funds it collects for the PA this month.
Usually, Israel transfers about $120 million in customs duties on goods destined for PA markets that transit through Israeli ports, and which constitute a large percentage of the PA budget.
Al-Arabi said that in the wake of the UN vote, he and Abbas also discussed "joint Arab political steps that should be taken after Palestine secured non-member state representation at the United Nations, in order to implement Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian land occupied since 1967."
He did not give details but added that the Palestinian issue would "return to the Security Council with full support from Arab countries and in agreement with European Union nations
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""Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr condemned the series of air strikes that Israel is currently conducting against Gaza Strip and which led to the killing of Ahmed Al-Jaabari," said the statement released by Egypt's foreign ministry.
"He called on Israel to stop its strikes on Gaza Strip immediately," the statement said adding that any further esclation from Israel "could have negative repercussions on the security and stability of the region".
The statement said the Egyptian minister considered the "Israeli escalation to be very dangerous."
Egypt's new Islamist President Mohamed Mursi who hails from the FJP, the political wing of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood group, has since his election last June strengthened the relationship between Egypt and Hamas, the political front of the Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood.
Hey Arabs! Brother Obama will fix it right after this fiscal cliff thingy over here. Besides, Hillary has a headache, and he may need his best man for the impossible.
Secure and guarentee the califate
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