(Arab News-Saudi Arabia) Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah nearly withdrew from the summit with President Bush in Egypt because of U.S. pressure to speed up Arab normalization with Israel. Asharq Al-Awsat reported that Prince Abdullah rejected a U.S. request to mention in the final summit communique that the Arab parties agreed to normalize ties with Israel as part of steps to build trust with the Jewish state.
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