Arab League Sending Delegation to Israel

[Sapphire Blue]

(Posted earlier in GD)

Arab League Sending Delegation to Israel
Associated Press

Jerusalem - For the first time in its history, the 22-nation Arab League will send a delegation to Israel this week, with the mission of discussing a sweeping peace initiative as well as the threat posed by Hamas and other Islamic extremists.

The announcement from Israeli and Arab diplomats came Sunday, just as Israel's Cabinet approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners in a bid to bolster moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his power struggle with Hamas.

The Arab League historically has been hostile toward the Jewish state, but has grown increasingly conciliatory given the expanding influence of Islamic extremists in the region - a concern underscored by Hamas' violent takeover of the Gaza Strip last month.

Jordan's foreign ministry said Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul-Ilah al-Khatib and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit would arrive in Jerusalem on Thursday for talks with Israeli officials - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Ehud Barak.


Continued @ http://www.beliefnet.com/story/221/story_22153_1.html

[Chulanowa]

1. Seems to me...

That something of this nature should be listed in LBN.

[Sapphire Blue]

2. No, it's not LBN... it's from yesterday.

[LeftishBrit]

3. Fingers very tightly crossed that this may lead to some real progress!

[draft_mario_cuomo]

4. This is an encouraging step nt

[Ian David]

5. So THAT was The Bush Plan all along!

Allow Middle East terrorism to get SO BAD that even the state sponsors of terrorism themselves get fed-up with it?