Posted on 07/23/2009 5:46:12 PM PDT by Cinnamon Girl
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen at the Egyptian ambassador's house during a celebration of Egypt's national day in Herzliya, Thursday, July 23, 2009.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, Israel's President Shimon Peres, center, and Egyptian ambassador to Israel Yasser Reda toast during a celebration of Egypt's national day in Herzliya, Thursday, July 23, 2009.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, Israel's President Shimon Peres, center, and Egyptian ambassador to Israel Yasser Reda cut a cake during a celebration of Egypt's national day in Herzliya, Thursday, July 23, 2009.
HERTZLIA, ISRAEL - JULY 23: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Egyptian ambassador Yasser Rida's residence during the Egyptian national day celebrations, July 23, 2009 in Hertzila, Israel. According to reports Netanyahu refered to a 2002 Suadi initiative that could assist in reaching a regional peace agreement.
PM Netanyahu and President Peres Thurs. attending a reception marking an Egyptian national holiday outside Tel Aviv. (Tomer Appelbaum)
Netanyahu urges 'warm peace' with Arabs
(from the Sidney Herald)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a "warm peace" between Israel and its Arab neighbours in a rare speech at the Egyptian ambassador's residence near Tel Aviv.
"I think we can have a very warm peace," Netanyahu said on Thursday, according to statements carried by the private Channel Ten television.
"We hope in the months and years ahead to forge peace with the Palestinians and to expand that into a vision of a broader regional peace," Netanyahu said.
"I think a comprehensive peace is possible," he added.
Netanyahu made the remarks at the residence of Egyptian Ambassador Yasser Rida near Tel Aviv, where a reception was held to celebrate Egyptian national day.
Israeli President Shimon Peres also attended the ceremony in Herzliya north of Tel Aviv and joined Rida and Netanyahu in symbolically cutting the cake.
Egypt was the first Arab state to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. Jordan followed suit in 1994.
Relations between Israel and its peace partners have been lukewarm if not tense at times but in recent weeks several Israeli officials have travelled to Egypt for talks with President Hosni Mubarak.
Netanyahu was in Egypt in May, followed by Defence Minister Ehud Barak in June and Peres, whose role as president is largely ceremonial, was in the neighbouring country earlier this month.
Several Israeli warships have recently passed through Egypt's Suez Canal for the first time, to take part in manoeuvres in the Red Sea.
Netanyahu's remarks come as US special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell prepares to return to the region this weekend to help push the peace process.
This is the BIBI Ping list.
Mmmmmm. And my husband is out of town, too ...
I thought that first picture was especially nice.
Please add my name.
Please add my name.
thanks for the post, and please add me to the list also.
Passing the torch from A Day in the Life of President Bush and the soon to be founded (after she becomes a private citizen) A Day in the Life of Sarah Palin.
Bibi ROCKS!
(for the granny glasses fans.)
COOL thanks for update on Bibi
Can’t seem to find the part where he does his best to pull the American foreign policy shiv out of his back.
I think this is the one where he starts to sense that shiv.
I too want on the ping list..THANKS :)
Thanks for post and the pictures. Very nice. I wasn’t aware next week they would be meeting with Mitchell.
If BIBI really want drive George Mithcell around tell him hey how come you haven’t done results on Baseball steriod report LOL!
Tell Mitchell test out PA they may hype out on roids
BIBI wondering what I do to deserve this in my stateman part of being PM of Israel LOL!
Taking pictures with this Poser of the US not President of the US Poser
He looks like he’s got a distinctly uncomfortable feeling between his shoulder blades.
This picture (post 13) looks like Bibi’s instinctively reaching for his hideout gun.
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