(Ha'aretz) Daniel Sobelman - The Qatari-based Al-Jazeera satellite channel reported that the opening of the summit was postponed by two hours due to Arab leaders' rejection of Bush's demand to advance the normalization of ties with Israel. See also Behind the Smiles at the Summit - Zvi Bar'el (Ha'aretz) The leaders of the five Arab nations who met with President Bush say they'll fight terror and won't finance it, but the definition of a terrorist will continue to divide the U.S. and the Arab states. On the two issues discussed behind closed doors - returning the Jordanian and Egyptian ambassadors to Israel and normalization of Saudi-Israeli relations - the Arabs "made note" of the American request.
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