I haven't read the details in the report - was this "no israel at the conference" plank something the entire group agreed to, or is this just Baker talking off the cuff on his own?
I haven't seen details either, just summaries of the executive summary, but I think it's Baker's idea, not part of the formal report. I've seen the following quote in a couple articles.
“there must be a renewed and sustained commitment by the United States to a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace on all fronts: Lebanon, Syria and President Bush’s June 2002 commitment to a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.This commitment must include direct talks with, by, and between Israel, Lebanon, Palestinians (those who accept Israel’s right to exist), and Syria.”
which would imply Baker is acting on his own.
I'm curious about the source of the Jewish influence quote as well, sounds like Baker but hard to imagine he's that stupid.
Excerpts at
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=7e9e2dec-3b53-4fb5-92c5-a9341c36c910
http://jta.org/page_view_breaking_story.asp?intid=5914
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06429635.htm