Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said on Wednesday that lack of positive response from Israel to initiatives for Middle East peace would make Arab states review their position. "We hope that Israel responds positively to our quest and efforts, to avoid desperation that would force us to review our options," al-Faisal said in a speech in Buenos Aires.
According to Reuters, Al-Faisal said Arab participation in last November's conference in Annapolis, Maryland to re-launch the Middle East peace process was based on the idea of entering a new era of talks. "It is not logic to always blame the weak side of the equation. The Palestine people are suffering and it cannot be ignored what Israel is doing as far as expanding settlements," al-Faisal said.
