Saudi Arabia Declares Iraq Occupation "Illegitimate"

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Saudi Arabia calls Iraq war "illegitimate occupation"

One of America's closest Arab allies has attacked the war in Iraq as
an "illegitimate foreign occupation." Speaking at the start of a
summit of the Arab League in Riyadh, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia hit
out at the Bush administration. He accused it of putting Iraq at risk
of a civil war and trying to unilaterally write the future of the
Middle-East.

It is set to be a very politically charged two day meeting. King
Abdullah also demanded the immediate lifting of the international
embargo against the Palestinian authority. And Arab leaders have voted
unanimously to revive their 2002 peace offer to Israel.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon described the situation in the Middle
East as "dangerous". He said he had exhorted Israel to take a new look
at the Arab peace offer which it rejected five years ago. Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas said this could be a last chance for peace
with Israel. The Arab peace plan demands, among other things, an
Israeli withdrawal from all land occupied since the 1967 war.

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Looks as if the Saudis have linked their tacit approval
of the Iraq occupation to things which will annoy the
Israelis. This puts the US in a bad situation. Saudi
approval of the Iraq operation was very useful - an
important arab nation, host to Mecca, saying things
were OK. On the other hand the Israel lobby will fight
tooth and nail against anything that inconveniences
Israel or legitimizes Palestinian claims to land and
a government of their own.

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