TEL AVIV, Israel, June 24 (UPI) -- The Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot on Thursday issued excerpts from a secret report for the Israeli foreign ministry demanding allowing the available opportunity for establishing relations with Libya.
The report concluded that Israel had to invest in the window of opened opportunities before it, and to take successful steps to crystallize its official relations with Libya. It recommended establishing secret academic contacts channel.
The report was prepared by the political planning department of the Israeli foreign ministry and also assessed recent changes in Libyan foreign policy. It concluded that policy towards Israel was a key element in this change. The report noted that the son of a prominent Libyan leader, Seif al-Islam ,said recently "I cannot be a Palestinian more that the Palestinians themselves." Israel had read that as a call to establish links, after the Palestinians started to negotiate with Israel and establish relations with it, the report said.
The report said the Libyan ambassador in one Arab state had shown interest in initiating a dialogue with non-official Israelis to debate the proposal made by Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to establish an Israeli- Palestinian state.
The "Jon Afrique Intelligence" magazine which is issued in Mauritania reported that the new Libyan ambassador in Nouakchott was seeking to establish secret contacts with his Israeli counterpart Buez Basmout, in preparations for establishing diplomatic relations with Israel.
