Palestinian officials renewed their call to all Arabs to follow suit with the Palestinians and boycott the conference.“Of course we’re disappointed,” said a senior Palestinian Authority official in Ramallah. “Arab participation in the conference would be a severe blow to all Palestinians.”Although Iran has harshly opposed Bahrain hosting the event, accusing Saudi Arabia and Bahrain of being traitors involved in a US “plot,” Riyadh’s stature has added legitimacy to the event.The summit comes in the wake of three successful summits in Mecca in late May that paid some lip service to supporting the Palestinians, but also dovetailed with Washington’s line on Iranian threats.Seth J. Frantzman and Khaled Abu Toameh contributed to this report.
Iraq says it will not partake in Bahrain summit
The news comes just one day after Jordan, Egypt and Morocco announced that they will join Saudi Arabia and Gulf States at the summit on June 25-26 aimed at supporting the Palestinian economy.
