It is not really an occasion for earth shattering decisions; indeed it has never been like that anyway, still, such meetings provided occasionally some rare opportunities for Arab leaders to iron out differences, and on other occasions; as put aptly by Marc Lynch, widen their diffrences. Nevertheless, the Arab streets still hope that, their leaders will at one point, reach the least level of minimum common agenda at one point.
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Muammer Gadaffi may be a thorn in the bosom of the Arab world but he can also talk sense as he did at the UN. His delivery is something of an acquired taste and many members left the chamber while others fell asleep. However, for what it is worth, here is a summary.

He argued for an investigation into the Iraq war. He said: "The Iraqi war was the mother of all evils. Why did we invade? This should be investigated. It was a violation of the U.N. charter, without any justification."

He said a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian crisis wasn't practical and called for an Arab democratic state without religious fanaticism. "Sharon and Arafat are over," he said, declaring that young Israelis and Palestinians want to live in peace together. "They want to live under one state," he said.

He talked about the lopsidedness of the United Nations, which gives five permanent members of the Security Council more power than the all the other nations that make up the UN. He said the Security Council should be a platform that “implemented the will of the General Assembly.” He said that either the body needed to be expanded to make it more representative or the veto power of the five permanent members should be abolished. He said that smaller countries were treated as "second class, despised" nations.

He said that the UN has not provided security for the world since its establishment but has rather provided the world with "terror and sanctions." “Sixty-five wars broke out after the establishment of the UN and the Security Council, and the victims are millions more than the victims of World War II.” He said. “Were these wars in the interest of all of us? No, they were in the interest of one country or three countries or four countries.”

He also said that another flaw with the United Nations is that many developing nations did not even exist as independent countries when the UN was formed, and the UN charter should be reformed to include these nations' needs and input.

The more these people get together, the better. Meanwhile the Arab and international experts who met in Bahrein on Sunday and proposed the establishment of a regional atomic energy body to include Iran and Iraq alongside the Arab monarchies might hold the solution to a host of intractable problems.

Inter-Arab chaos and discord is Israel's ultimate weapon. So long as the Arab states can't get it together, Israel will do pretty much whatever it chooses.

One would say it was logical of the Summit to continue sticking with the Arab peace Plan, especially at the time when the whole international community;including the USA, are against the Israeli policies of settlements in Jerusalem and the west bank.

However, the caveat adopted also, is the possibility of revising the Arab stand regarding the Peace Plan, if the Israeli government continues with its policies. But what are the alternatives?. If one has understood correctly, the Arab world will go to the Security Council for condemning the Israeli policies, as well as seek judgements from the international Courts against Israel. Regarding the first possibility, it depends by and large on the USA. Would the USA Veto such a condemnation?. Accroding to some news reports, Washington is mulling over the possibility of not vetoing such a resolution. But given the mid-term elections and the way Congress is adopting a pro-Israel stand, how realistic it would be, for the US not to veto such a possible resolution?. Of course as far as one is concerned, this is an ideal opportunity for the Obama administration, to enforce its own peace plan on both the Palestinians and Israelis, by using such an occasion in the Security Council. In terms of wishful thinking, indeed, if the US wants to enforce its own peace plan, it could endorse such a resolution even under chapter 6 or even 7.

However, it looks like the Washington administration, might be thinking under such circumstances, of the easy way out, by actually abstaining from voting, which will neither please the Arabs nor upset the Israelis; meaning going back to square one and making a mockery of all what the administration has being saying about its position regarding the question of settlements.

The Arab world may go then to the international courts. But unfortunately in this dimension, save for a moral victory, nothing much can be achieved because the role of such courts usually is seen as merely advisory; if we remember the rulings on the Wall of Separation which still stands and prospers.

I think the US stands a good chance now, to present its own peace plan and enforce it, before violence which is always superfitially under the surface spirals out of control soon.

As for Iran, well, the issue is very logical, I mean, how many Arab states are threatening Iran?. None. And how many Arab states feel thretened by Iran?. Many. It is logical to seel a dialogue with Iran, but at the same time, it is logical to ask also, is Iran willing to have a dialogue which considers the Arab countries' interests and fears?. I don't think dialogue would be a problem if Iran shows goodwill which is not forthcoming yet.
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"Of course as far as one is concerned, this is an ideal opportunity for the Obama administration, to enforce its own peace plan on both the Palestinians and Israelis, by using such an occasion in the Security Council. "

The most comprehensive and realistic peace plan put up by the US was President Clinton's at the end of his term. One would think that Dennis Ross would have amended it by now to take into account developments since then, but such amendments would no doubt be at the margins.

I wonder just how clear Obama/US is being to Abbas and Fayaad about red lines Palestinians aren't ready to accept - ie right of return only to Palestine, jewish sovereignity over wailing wall? I think O should put forward his peace plan and then go to Israel and Palestine and sell it. That's what Clinton or Blair would do.

It's hard to see any peace plan that contains those two red lines getting support in the UNSC. But without them, there will never be two states. So the only chance imo is for Obama and Blair to jointly persuade the Palestinians and Israelis in an open and public way. Get the debate going, in other words.

There isn't an iota of doubt as who is responsible for terrorism in India. It is India itself. Thats right India is busy engaging in terrorism on her own country so she can score brownie points against neighbor Pakistan.

All leading law enforcement agencies openly work for exiled underworld don Dawood Ibrahim - who supposedly is in Sonia

Gandhi's ( former PM's Widow) first circle of close friends.
So much so that even NDTV ( India's leading media house) is hand in glove as well. All senior police officials i.e. Director

General level staff are but employees of this vast underworld network that thrives openly in a lawless jungle state that is

India. And underworld don Dawood Ibrahim operates all of India through his right hand man Muthappa Rai.

And there's one man - an IIM Graduate ( India's Harvard) who is now being chased all over the country by this crime network

in a desperate bid to shut him up from blowing the whistle. And in the process have exposed the most unusually brilliant

psychological alternative means to operate in India. And is the reason why we haven't heard of any underworld story from

India in the past decade and a half. Read this ghastly truth of Terrorism in India on his blog

http://truthbottle.blogspot.com

And he needs your help to save himself and pronounce the whole truth to the world. His whole family has been killed, his job was removed and the gangsters along with Indian Police openly chase him everywhere he goes!

Sorry, because this only touches marginally on the subject, but there is talk now that, the US and China will reach a trade-of, whereby, the US will abstain in the case of vote condemning Israeli settlements policies, and China would abstain in the event of vote of sanctions against Iran. Personally I find it difficult to see how China, with its foreign policy based on businnes and economic interests, jeoperdising such essential ingredients of its thinking, for the sake of the Palestinians or anyone else for that matter.
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As long as the Arabs cannot sit in the same table and resolve issues, it will work towards Israels advantage as the seeds of the discord can be advantageous.Gaffadi is a strange person-part terrorist and part statesman. It cannot be clear what his agendas are. - cloud

Hard to say what Qaddafi's true agendas are. He has always been enigmatic and questionable. Even his good actions have a wary element to them. I find it very hard to trust a group of people who can not agree on simple terms and nomenclature (Speaking of the Arab discord) The fact that Israel is taking a long term approach while the rest of the arab world maintains it's seeking long term efforts, but really taking out a short term loan creates a problem of extra interest and impact that will be due.