Monday August 24, 2009

I've Been Thinking:

From Monday through Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will exchange his politician's hat for his diplomat's hat.
His mission will be to convince several world leader's that the Palestinians are not ready, willing or able to commit to peace right now.

Monday: In London, Netanyahu meets with Britain's ten most influential newspaper editors.

Tuesday: Netanyahu meets with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Wednesday: Netanyahu meets with US presidential envoy George Mitchell.

Thursday: In Berlin, Netanyahu meets with German Prime Minister Angela Merkel. Thursday night, he arrives back home.

The leaders Netanyahu will be meeting are neither anti-Israeli nor pro-Palestinian. They are just blind to the limitations of the Palestinians as state builders.

Netanyahu will need every skill he honed as Israel's ambassador to the United Nations. He will have to be both charming yet forceful. He will be waging an uphill battle on hostile playing fields.

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