A few words, in lieu of a thousand

A picture need ony speak a few words. Then again, I’m still not sure what it says:

The poster the young boy is looking at reads, “Warning! PLO agent in the White House!”

From Giles Whittell‘s report for The Times:

Two separate meetings between President Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, failed today to produce so much as an official photograph as a deep chill settled over US-Israeli relations and secrecy shrouded any efforts to repair them.

The Israeli Prime Minister was due to fly home from Washington after three days marked by fierce Israeli defiance on the issue of settlements and an extraordinary silence maintained by both sides after his three-and-a-half hour visit to the White House.

The meeting was overshadowed by Israeli approval for 20 new apartments being built for Jews in Arab east Jerusalem — a move denounced by one senior US official as “exactly what we expect Prime Minister Netanyahu to get control of”.

White House staff denied Mr Netanyahu the usual photo opportunities afforded a visiting leader, issued only the vaguest summary of their talks — let alone a joint statement — and reversed a decision to release an official photo of their meetings.

Quite a quote, indeed

One Eitan Cabel, described as a left-wing Israeli politician:

“Netanyahu decided to spit into Obama’s eye, this time from up close. He and his pyromaniac ministers insist on setting the Middle East ablaze.”

Yeah, that’s from my little Quote of the Day sidebar widget thingy. “So They Say”. You can actually get an RSS feed on what Time thinks is a newsworthy quote, which isn’t a surprise, since that’s how it shows up down there. But, still, think about that. A quote of the day. Someone actually has to pick it, you know. And we’re, somehow, amused. At any rate, it’s worth noting when they actually do come up with a spectacular quote.

Or something. I mean, what am I supposed to say? “Ooh, sounds … inflammatory ….”

Er … um … right.