Saudi FM: Gaza massacre result of internal Palestinian crisis
Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo on Wednesday to seek a common position amid the Israeli attacks which have killed 385 people in Gaza Strip.
Saudi Arabia told the opening session at Arab League headquarters in Cairo that the Israeli attacks would not have happened if Palestinians had been united. According to Reuters, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, the chairman of the meeting, said Palestinian groups should hold a "decisive meeting that would result in a national unity government."
"This terrible massacre would not have happened if the Palestinian people was standing united behind one leadership," he said. "Your (Palestinians') Arab brothers cannot extend to you the hand of real help if you do not extend the hand of affection to each other," he added.
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa stressed Arabs should take the Israeli attacks to the U.N. Security Council, even at a risk that a resolution would face a veto from one of the five permanent members of the council. "Everyone is watching as the intensity of Arab-Arab disputes increase unacceptably ... We must unite our ranks and everyone must stop pouring oil on the fire," he added.
The Palestinian Authority's ambassador to the Arab League, Nabil Amr, called for direct talks between Palestinian factions and for a U.N. Security Council cease-fire resolution.