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Even then, the Arab League refused to mount any challenge to Israel and the US. “In a parallel political show, Arab officials, at the highest level, were again privately and publicly blaming Hezbollah for Lebanon’s misery,” Al Ahram Weekly reported from the meeting in Beirut. “They were again affirming their utter opposition to suspending, much less severing, diplomatic ties with Israel or to block oil exports to the West.”
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The Arab League brokered a deal in Cairo that gave the PLO in Lebanon refugee camps free of government interference. They reached an agreement that effectively endorsed PLO freedom of action in Lebanon to recruit, arm, train, and employ fighters against Israel. The Lebanese Army protected their bases and supply lines.
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The Arab League’s intervention at the UN was essentially aimed at assisting the Bush administration’s efforts to win support for its proposed ceasefire resolution. The first draft presented by the US and France met with outrage in Lebanon and the Arab world. By making minor modifications, the Bush administration hoped to secure the acquiescence of the Lebanese government and allow for the possible inclusion of Arab troops in the proposed multinational force that would act as a US-Israeli proxy army in southern Lebanon.
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Foreign ministers of the 22-member Arab League held an extraordinary meeting on Saturday at the body's Cairo headquarters aimed at resolving Lebanon's political crisis. "The ministers welcome favourably the consensus around Michel Suleiman as a candidate for the presidency and call for his immediate election in accordance with the constitution," Mussa said, according to AFP.
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Arab League foreign ministers meet in Beirut to discuss ways to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Newsday correspondent Mohomad Bazzi, reporting from Beirut, talks with Madeleine Brand about the latest battles and the efforts to reach a cease-fire.
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The 22-member Arab League formed and approved the plan in a rare meeting this weekend in Cairo and is backing Lebanon's army chief, Gen. Michel Suleiman as the country's next president. While the plan has garnered outright support from some of Lebanon's politicians others say they have questions.
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