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In the Sharm summit, Israeli demands dwarf concessions. Asharq Al-Awsat 's Amgad Rasmi; "It's been a long time. Where were you?" "In the bread line." Amr Okasha in Al-Wafd ;

"The only message [that Prime Minister Nazif has for the Egyptian people] is that there is no hope for an improvement in our lives." -- Abbas El-Tarabili, Al-Wafd

"Six thousand people die, 26,000 are wounded and the rate of casualties in Egypt resulting from road accidents is 40 times that of the US." -- The International Conference for Road Safety as reported in Al-Wafd

"Peace will become achievable if Washington decides to stand in the middle of the circle, making its distance from all sides equal." -- Faisal Abu Khadrah, Al-Quds

"The new Condi has arrived. Wherever she is, whether in Europe or the Middle East, there will be a basic interest in discovering which mask will the head of American diplomacy wear." -- Abdel-Wahab Badrakhan, Al-Hayat

"The summit signals the end of the Intifada, a huge personal victory for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, considered by the Arab world only a short time ago as the king of murderers, the killer of Palestinians, with whom any dialogue was taboo." -- Sever Plotzker, Yediot Aharonot