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Israeli youths from rural communities wave national flags during a march in Jerusalem in salute to the city and the Israeli army, following Israel's raid on the aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip that left nine people dead.
Ambassadors to the 22-member body held consultations on Tuesday to prepare for the ministerial meeting.
Syria's ambassador to the Arab League, Yussef Ahmed, on Tuesday urged members to "halt all forms of normalisation with the Jewish state," including the closure of Israeli embassies in member countries.
Egypt and Jordan are the only two Arab countries to have signed a peace deal with Israel, but others such as Qatar and Mauritania also have relations with the Jewish state.
Ahmed urged the League to press the Palestinian Authority to suspend US-brokered proximity talks with Israel, a stand likely to face resistance from US allies Egypt and Jordan.
The meetings come after Israeli commandos stormed an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing nine pro-Palestinian activists and sparking an international outcry.
The six ships were carrying 10,000 tonnes of supplies to the impoverished enclave, which has been under a crippling Israeli blockade since 2007 when the Islamist group Hamas seized control of the strip.
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Syria's ambassador to the Arab League, Yussef Ahmed, on Tuesday urged members to "halt all forms of normalisation with the Jewish state," including the closure of Israeli embassies in member countries.
Egypt and Jordan are the only two Arab countries to have signed a peace deal with Israel, but others such as Qatar and Mauritania also have relations with the Jewish state.
Ahmed urged the League to press the Palestinian Authority to suspend US-brokered proximity talks with Israel, a stand likely to face resistance from US allies Egypt and Jordan.
The meetings come after Israeli commandos stormed an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing nine pro-Palestinian activists and sparking an international outcry.
The six ships were carrying 10,000 tonnes of supplies to the impoverished enclave, which has been under a crippling Israeli blockade since 2007 when the Islamist group Hamas seized control of the strip.
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