02 December 2013
Source: Middle East Monitor (MEMO)
Israeli President Shimon Peres addressed a conference held in
Abu-Dhabi about two weeks ago that was attended by 29 Arab and Islamic
foreign ministers, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on
Monday.
The newspaper described the speech as "historic", pointing out that
ministers of Arab countries that have no relations with Israel, such as
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait etc., all listened to Peres and saluted him.
Peres spoke from his office in Jerusalem via video conference. He was
sitting in front of Israel's flag and was introduced to the attendees
as the president of the State of Israel.
Contrary to what was expected, the newspaper reported that none of
the conference attendees left the hall when Peres started speaking. In
fact, it said that the leaders applauded Peres.
According to the newspaper, UN Undersecretary Larry Larson and US
special envoy to the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations Martin Indick
arranged for the speech to take place.
New York Times contributor Thomas Friedman, who attended the
conference, finally revealed the details about the speech, which had
remained secret for about two weeks.
Link:
/www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/8607-peres-secretly-delivers-speech-to-arab-and-islamic-leaders.
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