BIBI - WHAT WOULD HE HAVE DONE?

My last blog, A LESSON FOR CONDOLEEZZA RICE (1-13-08), contained an open letter written to our Secretary of State by Reuven Koret, an American-born Israeli. Among other complaints, Koret was very disturbed by Secretary Rice's concessions to the Saudis prior to and during the Mideast "peace" conference which took place at the U.S. Naval Academy at the end of last year.

Koret wrote: "What stunned me was when I read today that you gave in to the demands of the Saudis and agreed that the Israeli delegation would not be allowed to enter the same door as the representatives of the Arab States. The Israelis had to enter through the service entrance. The Israeli delegation agreed not to be photographed in the same pictures as the Saudis and other Arabs lest Muslims be embarrassed by appearing in the same photograph."

The Saudis also insisted there be no handshakes with the Israelis. Sadly, Rice and the Israelis agreed to go along with the degrading, insulting and unreasonable demands of the Saudis. And, who headed the Israeli delegation? It was Ehud Olmert, the Prime Minister of Israel. (Please refer to my blog, EHUD THE IDIOT, 1-6-08.) Olmert ought to be ashamed of himself for having caved into the Saudi demands.

If you've read my blogs, you know that I have been a long-time supporter of former Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, the leader of Israel's conservative Likud party. What would Bibi have done had he been at the head of the Israeli delegation instead of Ehud the Idiot?

Here is what I believe Olmert should have and Bibi would have told Condoleezza Rice. "Madam Secretary, with all due respect you can tell the Saudis they can go to hell. We will not use a different entrance. If you want any pictures taken of us, they will have to include the heads of all delegations taking part in the conference. We will extend our hands to the Arabs and it will be up to them whether or not to shake hands with us. If you insist that we go along with the Saudi demands, you will not see us in Annapolis."

How can Israel be expected to sit down and negotiate in good faith with the other side when the Palestinians and other Arabs are full of hatred against the Jews and have vowed to exterminate the "Zionist entity?" Any negotiations would have to be conducted by a strong and resolute leader and not by a weakling like Ehud the Idiot. If the State of Israel expects to be secure while surrounded by a multitude of sworn enemies, it can only do so with a strong leader like Bibi Netanyahu.