31. Amid frustration with a seemingly intractable stalemate, PLO leaders on Wednesday sought help from Europe and the Arab League to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied lands. 32. Arab foreign ministers opened their meeting Monday demanding Israel pull out of all occupied Arab land and saying Arabs want peace, but not at any cost. 33. Arab leaders convening in Beirut are expected to approve a Saudi proposal for Arab-Israeli peace in exchange for an Israeli return of all occupied land. 34. At the summit, Saudi Arabia is to present a plan that offers Israel peace with the Arab world in exchange for a withdrawal from occupied land. 35. Baker said that the occupied lands article was wrongly included in the treaty and charged that Arab nations would use it to condemn Israel at the United Nations assembly. 36. Before leaving for Brussels, Peres indicated the two sides could speed up the timetable for reaching agreement on the final status of the occupied lands. 37. Before leaving, Peres indicated the two sides could speed up the timetable for reaching agreement on the final status of the occupied lands. 38. Bruce Clark wants a letter sent from the Canadian government to the Queen asking her to look at a petition to determine ownership of the occupied land. 39. But he said the Palestinians must do more against terrorists for Israel to withdraw from occupied West Bank land. 40. But the efforts were hampered by Palestinian anger over the building of Jewish settlements on occupied land and terrorist attacks in the last few weeks against Israel. |