There has been movement towards acceptance of Israel by Muslim states since Israel pulled out from the Gaza.
Since the international peace conference in Madrid in 1991, Turkey upgraded its relations with Israel; and Mauritania and six former Soviet republics with Muslim majorities have established full diplomatic ties with Israel..../p>
Israel has some contact with Pakistan, Indonesia, Morocco, Tunisia and some of the Gulf States, said Regev. The situation is "looking good," he said.
Israel's withdrawal from 21 Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements won it great accolades in the international community.Last month Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon shook hands with Pakistani President Musharraf on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting following the first public meeting between Israeli and Pakistani foreign ministers.
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom also met with his Indonesian counterpart last month.
Bahrain has announced it is terminating laws banning trade ties with Israel.Qatar donated $6 million to help build a soccer stadium for a mixed Arab-Jewish team.
All this is quite alarming to the state that is so opposed to Israel's existence that they go to great lengths to support any murderous group willing to help destroy it. And the current situation is so distressing, it has forced Iran's President to blow his cover
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Wednesday that Irsrael is a "disgraceful blot" that should be "wiped off the map"...
Ahmadinejad also condemned Iran's neighbors which seek to break new ground in their relations with Israel. ``Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury,'' state-run television quoted him as saying
So is there anyone out there who still believes that Iran's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes? Even after Iran's Army took control of those sites?
Well, Russia for one. Isn't that cozy? I will note in passing that Russia will likely block any sanctions against Syria as well.
But it's not just Israel that Iran would like to see blotted from the face of the Earth, though that is Iran's most immediate concern. After all, Israel is only the Little Satan.
Iran’s Khomeinists have it right, so to speak, when they denounce America as the “Great Satan” and Israel only as the “Little Satan,” a handmaiden of U.S. power.
Given this, when Ahmadinejad says "Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury" pardon me if I take it has a nuclear threat.
The difference is that when we remove the Iranian blot, it won't be in nuclear fire rather it will be from a Democratic fire in the belly and from within.