Title: Syed Hamid Adakan Perjumpaan Dengan Menteri Luar Israel di New York!
Syed Hamid Adakan Perjumpaan Dengan Menteri Luar Israel di New
York! Singapore Straits Times SEP 28 1999
Historic meeting between KL,
Israel ministers
By ABRAHAM RABINOVICH
IN JERUSALEM
ISRAELI papers yesterday reported on a "historic
meeting" between Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed
Hamid Albar and his Israeli counterpart David Levy in
New York over the weekend.
According to the reports, the ministers conferred for 45
minutes on the sidelines of a United Nations General
Assembly session, which both are attending, and agreed
to establish a bilateral committee to explore the
possibility of cooperation between their countries.
While there has been no official word from either side, it
was the first reported meeting between representatives
of the two countries, which have no diplomatic ties.
The meeting was said to have been arranged by
non-governmental American figures.
Malaysia is perceived in Israel as an extremist Muslim
state that takes the lead in attacks on Israel in Islamic
forums.
An Israeli source said the ministers agreed that the two
countries "should open up to each other".
Datuk Syed Hamid reportedly told Mr Levy that
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had sent
a message of congratulations to Israeli Prime Minister
Ehud Barak after the latter's election victory in May.
There has been no previous report of such a message
being sent.
Last week in New York, Mr Levy also met
representatives of 11 Arab countries, several of which
have no diplomatic relations with Israel.
That meeting was reportedly arranged by US Secretary
of State Madeleine Albright and was hailed as an
indication of the warmer atmosphere in the region
following Mr Barak's victory over former hardline
premier Benjamin Netanyahu.
Nota: Kenapa akhbar Tempatan Tidak melaporkannya ?Seperti juga perjumpaan
sulit diantara Mahathir dengan Yitzhak Rabin (Perdana Menteri Israel waktu itu)
dan Shimon Peres (Menteri Luar) Di Paris pada tahun 1994 dan kehadiran Daim di
Kongress Yahudi sedunia pada tahun 1997. Adakah Malaysia terjerumus
da