At UN, Gadhafi offers solution to Mideast conflict - 'Isratine'

[oberliner]

In a rambling speech before the United Nations General Assembly, Libyan ruler Muammar Gadhafi encouraged Israelis to continue settling the West Bank but to prepare for eventually becoming citizens of "Isratine," a combination of Israel and Palestine.

The Libyan leader, who has long been one of Israel's harshest critics, did not lash out as he has done in the past. Instead, he reiterated his call for a single state in which Jews and Palestinians would live together.

"The solution is a democratic state without religious fanaticism," he said. "Everybody should live in peace. Isratine, Isratine is the solution."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1116473.html

[PDJane]

1. The one-state solution............

And he's not that far out. If you could manage to ditch the zionist fanatics.

[oberliner]

4. Ditch the Zionist fanatics?

What does that mean exactly?

[Ken Burch]

11. Could he maybe ditch ALL the fanatics? Not just the Zionist ones?

Then again, that'd mean he'd have to ditch himself.

[LeftishBrit]

17. That says it all!

[countmyvote4real]

2. Has anyone considered "Israelstien" or even "Israelstein?"

I'm just saying.

[Lithos]

3. I just have to get "Ovaltine" out of my head first

n/t

[bemildred]

20. Some sort of cracker was my guess. nt

[Ken Burch]

9. Self-delete.

edited to remove pun that wasn't worth the tsuris.

[provis99]

5. how about Paleal?

since we're going down the list of ridiculous names for ridiculous ideas from ridiculous world leaders.

[Ken Burch]

10. That sounds like a type of northern forest.

n/t.

[Alamuti Lotus]

6. all of the grossly prejudicial coverage is nice

though this isn't as bad as most of the US coverage.

He's dragged that "Isratine" thing out before.. peculiar guy, in all ways.

[oberliner]

7. Grossly prejudicial coverage?

How is this article grossly prejudicial?

[Alamuti Lotus]

12. 3rd word "rambling"

right out of the gates and that's in one of the 'better' pieces on the matter.

I don't particularly care about him, but the framing of events is obvious.

[cali]

19. Rambling is precisely the right word. He rambled for over 90 minutes

[oberliner]

22. I don't see anything prejudicial about the use of that adjective

You did not think the speech was rambling?

[Ken Burch]

13. The lame goatee doesn't help, either.

Did he think he didn't look insane ENOUGH when he was clean-shaven?

[Ken Burch]

8. "Isratine" sounds like something you spray on a skinned knee.

Couldn't Gadhafi just go home and design himself some new uniforms?

[Ken Burch]

14. I think we need something else...

I'd go with "Fluffy Bunny's Happyland". They could have a real perky-sounding national anthem too.

[Violet_Crumble]

15. Is his entire speech on youtube or anything?

The bits that I saw were hilarious. I especially liked the bit where he told the delegates they looked like they were asleep...

[Kurska]

16. The man isn't funny, count yourself lucky you're not a woman under his rule.

Or anyone who values civil liberties at all.

He is like Idi Amin, he puts on the facade of a loveable clown to throw up a smoke screen to avoid criticism for his barbaric rule.

http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2006/02/26/libya-women-girls-locked-indefinitely-without-charge

[Violet_Crumble]

18. I dunno. I thought his speech was hilarious...

I didn't realise I wasn't supposed to have a laugh at leaders who are really bizarre. I spent a few years snickering away about Bush's mangling of the English language, despite my knowledge of the terrible things he was responsible for...

[invictus]

21. Israel actually wants a one state solution.

Israel wants only one state (Israel) and Palestinians living in apartheid-style bantustans ("territories") in which it can cull the Palestinian population every few months.

[oberliner]

23. Not true

The Israeli leadership backs the two-state solution.

Unfortunately the current RW Israeli PM and his allies are very inflexible regarding the issues of dispute such as borders and the status of Jerusalem.