I have somewhat belatedly come across this article which should be read alongside the  latest Saudi remarks condemnng the USA for its role in the Gaza massacre .

 CAIRO, Dec 31 (KUNA) — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal called upon the Arab foreign ministers during their urgent meeting in Cairo on Wednesday to focus on action rather than rhetoric to halt the Israeli aggression in Gaza.
Head of the Arab Foreign Ministers’ Council in its current session, Prince Saud Al-Faisal said, “The situation in Gaza is a massacre, and a crime against humanity, additional violence and extremism are expected in absence of any peace plans, which Israel claims it is working towards.” Questioning, he said, “What peace could be achieved from a mad military machine that only destoys and kills? which reflects the true Israeli identity.

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This also opens the way for war crimes charges to be made against the US and the UK who have been using depleted uranium in Iraq

PressTV

22nd January, 2009

There is more than enough evidence that Israel committed war crimes in its three week-long offensive into Gaza, says a UN investigator. 

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Al-Manar

19/01/2009 … And on the 24th day on the Israeli deadliest war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and a few hours after a ceasefire was announced in the besieged strip marking another victory for the Resistance pattern in the region, the Arab leaders were “finally” able to hold an “Arab Summit” amid an unprecedented Arab division.

All the Arabs, including the so-called “moderate” ones, were represented in the Kuwait Summit, days after they rejected to participate in a Qatari-suggested summit over Gaza, resulting in the failure of reaching the needed quorum. Meanwhile, the summit was marked by a reconciliation lunch meeting in which Saudi King gathered leaders of Egypt, Syria, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait. A Syrian well-informed source told Al-Manar that the meeting was frank and sincere. The source noted that the mentioned reconciliation meeting constitutes a first step towards discussing various Arab issues in an attempt to reach common principles.

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Independent

18 th January, 2009

British Jews have been attacked for expressing support for Palestinians suffering under Israeli military strikes in Gaza. Police confirmed yesterday that they have provided protection to a number of people believed to be victims of UK-based Zionist extremists angered by expressions of solidarity with Palestinians.

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Condoleezza Rice et Tzipi Livni ont signé vendredi à Washington un accord bilatéral destiné, disent-elles, à empêcher « la contrebande d’armes » vers Ghaza. Rice a indiqué avoir téléphoné aux ministres des Affaires étrangères britannique, David Miliband, allemand, Frank-Walter Steinmeier et français, Bernard Kouchner, « pour les informer » de sa démarche ajoutant : « Je pense que ces efforts vont être suivis très rapidement par les Européens ». Selon le porte-parole du département d’État, Sean McCormack, Washington s’engage dans ce document à mobiliser des « équipements » pour aider Israël à empêcher « la contrebande  ». Il n’a cependant pas précisé ce que seraient ces équipements, mais il a indiqué que les États-Unis ne déploieraient pas de troupes sur le terrain. Dans cet entretien accordé au Courrier d’ Algérie, Thierry Meyssan revient sur cette offensive acharnée que mène Israël contre la bande de Ghaza

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PressTV

19th January, 2009

Senior Hamas official Ismail Haniya explains why the Israeli offensive into Gaza was a failure for Tel Aviv and a victory for Palestinians.

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