Syria and Arab League President Discuss Gaza Strip and Israel
Syrian President al-Assad and Arab League Secretary Amir Moussa met to discuss events in the Gaza Strip and the seemingly threatening actions of the Israeli government. Assad expressed his concerns over the depreciating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and apparent Israeli willingness to escalate conflict within the region. The President also looked for the Arab League to accept its role in stopping the Israeli siege of the Palestinian people and at the same time to leave the meeting with tangible and feasible solutions to the conflict. Assad also said that Arab foreign ministers had to establish unity among the Palestinian people, expressing his own support for the achievement of Palestinian unity in the region. Moussa later told reporters that the meeting was focused on the regional Arab situation, but was successful in that it pinpointed and discussed the Palestinian situation specifically. He said it also demonstrated his support of Syria as one of the emerging stabilizing factors in the region.
Samuel Anene
