The 2009 Arab League summit was held in

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on March 30, 2009. The Arab League defied the

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by giving a "warm welcome" to Sudanese President

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, whom the Court placed on warrant of arrest for war crimes in the

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boycotted the summit amid differences with Qatar stemming from the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict. Other Arab countries like

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were also hesitant to come to the summit if

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were in attendance (neither of the parties came while the Saudis did).

Incidents

After

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speech,

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leader

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called

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a liar, accusing him of "bringing the Americans to occupy Iraq" and of being "made by Britain and protected by the US.", while stating: "I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam (leader) of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level". He then invited the King to visit him to solve the issues between the two.

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