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Arab leaders are about to release a statement detailing a strategy to tackle Israel's illegal occupation of East Jerusalem, on the final day of a regional summit in Libya. The leaders met behind closed doors in the northern city of Sirte on Sunday for the final session of the two-day Arab League Summit to work out a united strategy against Israel's settlement policy. Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian chief negotiator, said he hoped the final statement would be a strong one. But he said Arab leaders were also reassessing their options regarding the Middle East peace process. The annual summit began a day earlier, with Amr Moussa, the Arab League chief, sounding a warning that continued Israeli settlement building would end efforts to revive the Middle East peace process.
