Arab leaders meeting in Tunisia Saturday for a summit on political reform and the Arab-Israeli conflict are expected to adopt a resolution condemning attacks against both Israeli and Palestinian civilians.
If the resolution is passed, it will be the first formal condemnation of Palestinian suicide attacks against Israelis in the Arab world.
PA Chairman Yasser Arafat, confined to his Ramallah headquarters, spoke to Arab leaders by video link. "By God's will, we will all pray together in Jerusalem," Arafat told the delegates.
Arafat, who was holed up in his West Bank headquarters fearing Israel may bar him from returning, addressed the conference for the third year via video from Ramallah. He accused Israel of waging a "war of annihilation" against the Palestinian people but reiterated that the Palestinians were committed to "the peace of the brave" with Israel and that negotiations based on international resolutions, the Arab peace initiative and the US-backed "road map" were the way to achieve this.
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