Col. Mumar Qaddafi has sent a delegation to Israel. Their goal was to meet Leftist opposition leader Tzipi Livni. They wanted to meet her because she has been backing the rebels. They came to improve Qaddafi’s image in Israel and to begin to establish relations between Israel and Libya.
A delegation of four Libyan officials met with opposition leader Tzipi Livni on Thursday and sent her a message from their country’s dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, Channel 2 reported Sunday night.
According to the report, the delegation wanted to meet with Livni, because she had expressed support for the rebels who are trying to overthrow Gaddafi. They received visas from the Israeli embassy in Paris after gaining approval from Israeli security services. Once in Israel, the delegation immediately asked to meet with Livni, who obliged.
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“I met with them, because I was curious,” Sheetrit said. “They don’t have roles in the Gaddafi regime. They wanted to come to Israel and change the image of Libya. They said there isn’t fighting on the streets there and that life goes on. They hope the situation will get better and that there will be relations between Israel and Libya in the future.”
Qaddafi and Israel do have common enemies. Hizballah, AL-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood are enemies with both. Col. Qaddafi should have reached out to Israel sooner.
