http://www.spa.gov.sa/english/details.php?id=657036
*Prince Turki briefed the audience on the roots of the conflicts in the Middle East since 1948.* He urged the Israelis to adhere to the previous agreements and the peace initiative presented by *the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz* in 2002. He also called on the Israelis to refrain from the settlement policy in the Palestinian territories and stop assassination of Palestinians and not to engage in demolition of *Palestinian* houses and farms. *Prince Turki Al-Faisal* called on the Israelis to terminate arbitrary arrests, and stop the expulsion of Palestinians from their houses. He noted that the International Court of Justice has decided that the racial separation wall is an illegal one and that it should be dismantled. "Moreover, the Palestinians should adhere to the previous agreements and the Arab peace initiative, and work for formation of a broad-based national unity government," he affirmed. Prince Turki Al-Faisal noted that reaching a durable and just settlement for the Palestinian-Israeli dispute depends on whether it will lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state which is capable of survival. --SPA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
