Realism from Riyadh
Leaked notes provide rare insight into Saudi Arabia's trenchant but pragmatic approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Saudi Foreign Minister, Saud al-Faisal
"Many dangers loom. It seems we have reached a stage that I can only describe as a morass."
the dispute could be resolved in a straightforward way on the basis of existing UN resolutions
the principle of the inadmissibility of acquiring land by force
"many unrelated and superfluous elements" have been injected into the search for a solution
conflict was a "border dispute", a remarkably low-key description.
An "honest and serious" approach could remove most of the "current complexity,"
He refrained from directly accusing the US and EU of backing Israel in its attempt to isolate Hamas, but made it clear that Palestinian unity was a prerequisite for peace
also attacked "continued efforts to divide the Palestinians rather than work assiduously towards uniting them behind the peace process"
clipped from: www.guardian.co.uk