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Bush Pushes Arabs to Reach Out to Israel
[Reuters] Sue Pleming - U.S. President George W. Bush urged skeptical Arab states on Tuesday to reach out to Israel whose prime minister urged Arab nations not to "watch the peace train go by." For months, Bush has been pushing for greater Arab buy-in for revived Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, which were officially launched at a Middle East conference in Annapolis. About a third of the participants at Tuesday's conference were Arab states, including key players Saudi Arabia and Syria who do not recognize Israel. "We have come to support the launching of serious and continuing talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis that will address all the core and final status issues. These talks must be followed by the launching of the Syrian and Lebanese tracks at the earliest," said Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal.