I thought Israel was the puppeteer, not America. But the Sunday Times says that Olmert is dancing to W.’s tune.

According to senior Israeli sources, Ehud Olmert, Israel’s prime minister, will soon meet high-ranking Saudi officials to explore the formation of a group of moderate Arab countries to negotiate with Tel Aviv over the future of the Middle East.

A preliminary meeting between Olmert and a leading Saudi representative took place in Amman, the Jordanian capital, at the end of September. According to Israeli sources, the Saudi was Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former ambassador to Washington and one of the closest advisers to King Abdullah, the Saudi ruler.

Olmert is believed to be considering a Saudi initiative, endorsed by the Arab League four years ago, as the basis for a peace settlement.

[...] However, an Israeli insider said: “The truth is that it was not Olmert’s own initiative but a dictate given to him last month when he met George W Bush and Condoleezza Rice in Washington.”

An Arab source said: “The Saudis wanted to see Olmert commit publicly to what he promised Prince Bandar at the secret meeting in Amman.”

Actually, now it looks like the Saudis are the puppeteers and the president is the puppet. Not that you’re going to see anyone entertain those thoughts. No, it’s the ZOG that rules the world (Zionist Occupation Government).

You can tell that the James Baker influence is back. God help Israel.

Carnival of the Cats hops happily with its 141th episode over at Catymology, a fine effort by Aloysius and Darcy.

And let’s not forget the Catmodel of the Week…

Why, it’s Kiri of Eatstuff.net.

Folks who want a shot at being a Catmodel of the Week need to be a part of the banner at Carnival of the Cats. Just send me a 4 by 3 photo of your cat and your weblog link and I’ll add your cat to the banner.

Who knows… you may just see them here as a Catmodel of the Week!

Check it out and see ..

• Hey Larry, could you lift the Torah. No problem, nyuck,nyuck, nyuck.
• Those dastardly Zionists are sharing their nefarious technology.
• The Verrazano bridge brings back memories.
• Pay no attention to the Ayatollah behind the curtain.
• And have you ever wondered how many different kinds of rockets the Palestinians have? Wonder no more.

All that and more is available at Haveil Havalim #96 the Jewish blogging carnival!

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No, really.

JERUSALEM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip slammed into southern Israel on Sunday in the latest violation of a truce called a week ago, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.

There were no injuries caused by the rocket that struck a collective farm near the Israel-Gaza border. So far more than a dozen rockets have been fired despite the ceasefire, none causing any casualties.

Granted, there’s the usual “but-there-were-no-injuries” caveat, although no “crude, homemade” adjective added, but still—there was no “But Israel violated the truce, too!” finger-pointing.

Just the facts.

Holy crap. Write this down in your diary.