Pelosi Claims to Carry Message from Israel; Israel says “huh?”

Pelosi, perhaps feeling the heat from her recent junket to Syria, is claiming that she carried a diplomatic overture from Israel to Syrai, from Haaretz:

The Prime Minister’s Office was quick to issue a denial, stating that “what was discussed with the House speaker did not include any change in Israel’s policy, as it has been presented to international parties involved in the matter.” 

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According to sources at the Prime Minister’s Office, “Pelosi took part of the things that were said in the meeting, and used what suited her.”

The same sources explained that the decision to issue a statement of denial stemmed from questions from Israeli and foreign press regarding a change in Israel’s official stance on negotiations with Syria. 

Pelosi should probably explain to PM Olmert that in her experience, delivering accurate messages is not a path to success.  In the future, heads-of-state should consider only speaking to upstart unauthorized non-heads-of-state with witnesses present and cameras rolling.  Sometimes those types of people have agendas that don’t include the truth.  Good luck on your next international tour Mr. Speaker,  maybe next year you can ease tensions across the Taiwan Strait with your mad diplomacy skillz.

“We were very pleased with the assurances we received from the president [Assad] that he was ready to resume the peace process. He’s ready to engage in negotiations for peace with Israel,” Pelosi said. 

Speaker Pelosi… Setting back Women’s lib 5 generations.

(via Haaretz, HT BBSnews.net)