Israel rejects Arab summit peace initiative

The Arab summit's peace initiative is based on the return of all occupied Arab land and the creation of a Palestinian state.

A senior Israeli official has said that his country rejects the Arab summit's peace initiative based on the return of all occupied Arab land and the creation of a Palestinian state.

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"Unfortunately, the Arab League prefers to give this illusion of unity on the surface by adopting resolutions that contradict with all of the advances made, particularly by Egypt and Jordan, which is unacceptable," the official in the prime minister's office told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, but the Arab League proposal adopted at the summit in Algiers conditions peace on the return of occupied lands, the creation of a Palestinian state and the return of Palestinian refugees.

"The summit proved it is out of touch with reality and in a delicate situation regarding developments in the Arab world," said the official.