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Source: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=0§ion=1&article=27053&d=6&m=6&y=2003
Abdullah Nearly Pulled Out of Summit Over Ties With Israel
(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.