Kinda hard to hold secret negotiations when it's in all the papers, isn't it?
An Israeli official said that Israel received a letter from Libya in which it states its decision to halt all contacts, reported the London-based daily al-Asharq al-Awsat on Friday. The letter contained "strong language" and expressed Libya's anger with Israel over the leaking of information regarding alleged meetings between Libyan and Israeli officials in Europe, which Libya strictly denies, wrote al-Sharq al-Awsat.
Gentlemen:
Goddamn you! You trying to get us all killed?
Sincerely,
Muammar |
A senior official in the Israeli Foreign Ministry told al-Sharq al-Awsat that Libya's letter was "a harsh blow to Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom's efforts to open a new chapter in Israel's relations with Arab countries."
| Maybe he should have kept his staff on a shorter leash then... |
This news comes only two days following the publishing in Israeli newspapers that the foreign minister's political adviser Ron Prossor reportedly met in Paris with a representative of Libya's Gaddafi regime. The meeting was brokered by the government of Qatar, reports a Kuwait newspaper. Sides reportedly scheduled an Israeli mission to Tripoli late January to discuss diplomatic relations. Following Libya's announcement 3 weeks ago that it would disarm of weapons of mass destruction, Muammar Gadaffi's son has been holding meetings in various European capitals to gauge response. Lately, FM Silvan Shalom told reporters that there is no reason Israel should not have diplomatic relations with at least 10 Arab countries.
| But then some blabbermouth had to scare them off. |
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