Political Spinner

The leading headline this morning, in Israel ’s daily Ha’arez says: “Lieberman Demanded Clarifications From Solana Regarding Solana’s Meeting With a Hezbollah Representative”.

So far so good, Israel ’s Foreign Minister is a decisive and deeply perceptive man, and when a senior European envoy meets with a representative of what Israel considers a terror organization, decisive men in Israel become worried and ask perceptive questions.

Than came the sub headline. It read: “The Prime Minister told Solana that there is a need to separate between moderates and extremist in the Middle East , and that such a meeting hurts such an effort.”

I was on the floor, convulsing with an uncontrolled laughter. Lieberman, an extremist if there ever was one, basically the highest placed hoodlum in Israel ’s government (along with some other distinguished hoodlums), is lecturing Solana about the need to separate extremists from moderates in the Middle East . Lieberman, a man whose idea of a moderate posture is to propose to bomb the Aswan Dam in Egypt , and expel a few hundred thousands of Israel ’s Arab citizens, should know what he is talking about. Solana should have heeded Lieberman’s advice, and left the meeting with Lieberman right then and there.

Well, while it may not be constructive, the neckless hoodlum/politicians of Israel’s current government at least give us cause for a healthy laughter from time to time – no small feat in these days of serious challenges to credulity and optimism. Thank you Lieberman! Keep up the good work!