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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran
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To: American Spirit who wrote (8257)5/11/2005 5:08:14 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER  Read Replies (1) of 22250
 
[Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da] Silva initiated the idea for the summit in 2003 with a visit to the Middle East, and the gathering comes at a time when Washington is pressuring Arab nations to relax their mostly authoritarian systems of government.

The leaders were expected to endorse a "Declaration of Brasilia" on Wednesday pledging to tighten political and economic links between the regions.

A draft of the declaration demands that Israel disband settlements in Palestinian territory, including "those in East Jerusalem," and retreat to its borders before the 1967 Mideast war. It also lashes out at U.S. economic sanctions against Syria.

But Moussa, in an interview with the AP, denied the declaration was biased against Israel or the United States, its main ally.

"It's not against Israel," he said. "It's certainly against the occupation by Israel."

The document denounces terrorism, but asserts the right of people "to resist foreign occupation in accordance with the principles of international legality and in compliance with international humanitarian law."

The clause was a clear reference to Israeli and American condemnation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah. The Simon Wiesenthal Center said "it leaves the door open for terrorists groups to interpret it as a support for their criminal activities."
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