Gadhafi: Palestinian refugees can use Mideast unrest to pressure Israel

[oberliner]

Palestinian refugees should capitalize on the wave of popular revolts in the Middle East by massing peacefully on the borders of Israel until it gives in to their demands, Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi said on Sunday in a speech marking the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, a holy day on the Islamic calendar.

Gadhafi is respected in many parts of the Arab world for his uncompromising criticism of Israel and Arab leaders who have dealings with the Jewish state, though some people in the region have dismissed his initiatives as unrealistic.

The Libyan leader gave his first major speech since the popular uprising in neighboring Egypt forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign, an event which ignited the Arab world and prompted speculation that other Arab governments could also be toppled.

"Fleets of boats should take Palestinians ... and wait by the Palestinian shores until the problem is resolved," Gaddafi said on state television. "This is a time of popular revolutions."

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/gadhafi-palestinian-refugees-can-use-mideast-unrest-to-pressure-israel-1.343220

Anyone else see the irony here?

[msongs]

1. dictator gadhafi sounds secure in his own one man rule lol nt

[oberliner]

2. His dictatorship even predates Mubarak's

Interesting article on Amnesty International's web site:

Libya: writer detained after protest call

A Libyan writer and political commentator arrested last week and accused of a driving offence appears to have been targeted for calling for peaceful protests in the country, Amnesty International said today.

Jamal al-Hajji, a former prisoner of conscience who has dual Libyan and Danish nationality, was detained on 1 February in Tripoli by plain-clothed security officers. They accused him of hitting a man with his car, which he denies.

Jamal al-Hajji’s arrest came shortly after he made a call on the internet for demonstrations to be held in support of greater freedoms in Libya, in the manner of recent mass protests in Tunisia, Egypt and other countries across the Middle East and North Africa.

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=19236

[LeftishBrit]

3. 'This is a time of popular revolutions...'

Be careful what you wish for, Gaddafi!!!

[oberliner]

4. Amen to that

Nice to see how things worked out for him.