http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/25/world/middleeast/25cnd-israel.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1185380169-UHtukesMMxInK0H/rt9Rig
JERUSALEM, July 25 — The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan made a historic visit to Israel today to promote the Arab League’s peace initiative, the first time a delegation from the league has been sent to Israel.
The league’s initiative would grant Israel full recognition and normal relations with its Arab neighbors in return for withdrawing to its 1967 borders and accepting the creation of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
It also calls for “an agreed, just solution” to the issue of Palestinian refugees. The initiative was begun by Saudi Arabia and endorsed by the Arab League in 2002.
“We are extending a hand of peace on behalf of the whole region to you, and we hope that we will be able to create the momentum needed to resume fruitful and productive negotiations” among Israel, Palestinians, and the rest of the Arab world, the Jordanian foreign minister, Abdul-Ilah al-Khatib, said at a news conference with Mr. Peres, The Associated Press reported.
The Egyptian foreign minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said he hoped Israel would respond positively to the proposal.
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I hope so too.
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