SAUDIS DEMAND "CONTIGUOUS" PALESTINIAN STATE

THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE GAZA AND THE WEST BANK CONTIGUOUS IS CREATE A STRIP OF CONNECTING LAND BETWEEN THE TWO (CARVING UP ISRAEL) OR ELIMINATING ISRAEL ENTIRELY.

Saudi says contiguous territory necessary for Palestinian state (YNet)
Saudi Arabia voiced support on Tuesday for a US-sponsored Middle East peace conference. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said, "the success of this conference depends on... a comprehensive solution, establishing a viable Palestinian state on contiguous territory, dismantling settlements and solving the problem of the refugees and Jerusalem."

The senior royal Saudi appeared to endorse a Washington position that rejects an Israel withdrawal from all of the lands it occupied in the 1967 war, since the statement did not call for full withdrawal but used US language about a "viable" state. (Reuters)