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At last, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will be resolved — this could be an expected impression in the midst of the recent Rice efforts in the Middle East; however, is the call for the Annapolis peace conference an authentic one?
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas noted to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that he would opt out of the conference incase the joint document didn't address the key issues of borders, refugees, and Jerusalem.
The Israelis are pushing for a more general framework. Livni, who heads Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's negotiating team, said Israel wanted "to reach understanding on the widest possible common ground in the time available."
Egypt, on its side, doubted the US intentions fearing that the conference would be symbolic more than authentic towards a final and real solution. Nevertheless, short after his meeting with Rice in Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said, "she says that she is determined, and the president of the United States is determined to have a breakthrough during the remaining year of this administration … We have to believe them. I cannot doubt them."
How authentic do you think the US intentions are regarding the upcoming Annapolis peace conference?
Will this be the golden chance for Abbas and Arabs to reach the perpetually desired peace?
Is there a good chance for peace while Hamas is still being marginalized by the US?
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