We'll add our name to the list of pro-Western bloggers who have recently noticed that they seem to be writing the same thing over and over. This isn't happening because we keep writing about different things in the same boring way (cf. Blaming Bush For Everything, Leftist Strategy Of). It's because the same things keep happening over and over again. Let's call this one the December 2006 Saudi Initiative, to distinguish it from the September 2006 Saudi Initiative - which was itself distinct from the Mid-2005 Saudi Initiative:
The Saudi Arabian government is emerging as a key player in talks to broker a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace agreement. According to senior Israeli sources, Ehud Olmert, Israel’s prime minister, will soon meet high-ranking Saudi officials to explore the formation of a group of moderate Arab countries to negotiate with Tel Aviv over the future of the Middle East. A preliminary meeting between Olmert and a leading Saudi representative took place in Amman, the Jordanian capital, at the end of September. According to Israeli sources, the Saudi was Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former ambassador to Washington and one of the closest advisers to King Abdullah, the Saudi ruler.
The name is different, but the part about destroying Israel remains the same:
The Saudi Initiative circumvents the US Road Map, which is a problem because Israel has already made concessions on the basis of the Road Map that the Palestinians are now unwilling to reciprocate - because they've got a new peace plan where they and Israel start negotiating all over again, but where they get to start with the unreciprocated concessions that Israel made under the Road Map. But that's not really the problem with it. The Saudi Initiative on its own would be unacceptable anyway, because of the small problem where it demands an unconditional return of 1948 Palestinian refugees into Israel proper. That's millions and millions of the most virulently anti-Israel Arabs on the planet overrunning Israel. So it's like what a two-state solution (one Jewish and one Arab) would look like, if you replaced the word "two" with "one" and took out any references to" Jewish".
But hey, at least Olmert's on board. Because apparently in his mind, he has the political capital to push through a negotiated settlement that will effectively wipe Israel off the map. And the international media will be on board, because it's another way to screw Israel.
Previously: Palestinian Civil War Non-Watch, Hey Gals, Check This Out - Saudi Companies Block Cell Phone Voting for Arab Reality Show, Hey Gals, Check This Out - Saudi Arabia Discovers Women Need To Eat Food
