Sementara itu, Presiden Palestina Mahmoud Abbas, Senin, meminta Menteri Luar Negeri AS Condoleezza Rice untuk menekan Israel agar menghidupkan kembali pembicaraan perdamaian, kata seorang pembantu senior Presiden Palestina itu.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who is due to end a landmark tour of the region within a few hours, denied she was seeking an amendment of the document at the behest of Israel, but urged Arab leaders to come up with a mechanism for reinvigorating their peace initiative.