Friday July 13, 2007

I've Been Thinking:

First, a meeting between Israel and the Arab League was scheduled.
Next, it was postponed for two weeks.
Now, the entire historic encounter has been cancelled.

The Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers had been selected as Arab League representatives, scheduled to meet Israelis in Israel on July 25th.
When the plans changed Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit issued a statement. He said: "[t]his is not a visit where the Arab League flag will be raised." "This is a matter of principle."
Instead, the two foreign ministers will visit, representing only their own countries.
Amr Moussa, head of the 22-nation Arab League, made his own announcement saying that the foreign ministers would not represent the Arab League.

What does it all mean?
It means that nothing has changed.
It means that the Arab League is entrenched in a vision that does not recognize Israel's right to exist.

What could have been a major step forward is now a lost opportunity.
What a shame.

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