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To: epsteinbd who wrote (13028)	3/27/2002 2:47:45 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 23908

The atmosphere was sour even before the summit began. The Palestinian delegation arrived in Beirut to find that their hosts had given them just six hotel rooms. Some Gulf delegations occupied up to 300 rooms. Most others got more than 30. More significantly, Lebanon insisted that the Arab leaders ensure that any terms they agree for a peace deal with Israel should explicitly reject any move to let the 360,000 Palestinian refugees it now hosts settle permanently on its territory. Lebanon fears the impact on its delicate sectarian balance of any such solution. Many Lebanese blame Palestinians for triggering the 1975-90 civil war that devastated their country. Syria intervened in the civil war to prevent Palestinian guerrillas getting the upper hand and has long sought to curb Arafat's political independence. It has not forgiven him for cutting a separate peace deal with Israel at Oslo in 1993. reuters.com