Israel Still Hopeful for Regional Parley, by Herb Keinon (Jerusalem Post)
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Olmert, at a press conference Sunday evening in Jerusalem with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, proposed “a meeting of all the heads of the Arab states, including – obviously – the Saudi king, whom I see as a very important leader, to have discussions with us.”
The idea, according to senior diplomatic officials, was for a meeting where regional leaders who “believe in dialogue” would meet and express “face to face” their ideas about how to achieve a resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
