Col. Mumar Qaddafi is on the run from the Islamist rebels who have overthrown him. When he was still in charge, Qaddafi offered to recognize Israel and go speak in Jerusalem like Sadat did. He wanted Israel to convince NATO to back off. The problem is Israel ha no clout with NATO and the Obama regime hates that nation.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi offered to sign a peace treaty with Israel and negotiate captive soldier Gilad Schalit’s release in exchange for reduced pressure from NATO and Europe on Libya, Deputy Minister for Galilee and Negev Development Ayoub Kara (Likud) told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
“Saif al-Islam and I have mutual acquaintances in Austria. Long before the whole mess in Libya, I asked them to talk to him about Gilad Schalit, because the Gaddafis are close with [Hamas leader Khaled] Mashaal,” Kara said.
“About a month ago, he remembered me and told his friends that he would tell Mashaal to release Schalit, sign a treaty with Israel, and even give a speech in Jerusalem like [former Egyptian president Anwar] Sadat,” the Druze minister explained. “I said that I would be willing to talk to him to help Gilad, and Saif al-Islam thought this would get rid of European and NATO pressure on Libya.”
I highly doubt the new Libyan regime will offer to recognize Israel. In fact, the Libyan rebels have sold weapons to Hamas.
Good going there NATO!
