Couldn’t President Bush just hold a conference call with the Middle Eastern leaders? I’m sure between the American and Israeli governments, someone could afford a couple of web cams. Didn’t Israel invent web cams? ICQ? Tiny USB sticks?
Wouldn’t they be more comfortable discussing the impossibility of peace in a resort in Eilat? Couldn’t they negotiate weapons sipping tea in a Beduin tent in the Negev?
It’s just that – with all due respect (or not) – all of us ‘regular people’ in Jerusalem are going to be mighty peeved as this Wednesday through Friday we sit in hours of traffic, arrive to work late and endure loud caravan sirens on the residential streets.
Ah, what we sacrifice in the name of peace.
Details about Bush’s visit and traffic changes.
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Not only would this have been practical for the above, but it could be useful in many of these summits.