Is Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi on his way to Israel? Sources in the Libyan press reported that "Israel and Libya have agreed on a surprise visit by Muammar Gaddafi to Israel, this following a failure to arrange a visit of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Tripoli."
The sources also indicated that the Libyan ruler recently relayed his wish to visit Israel to members of an American security delegation to the country. Gaddafi said he would like to take part in the process of normalizing the relations between Israel and the Muslim world.
Gaddafi is expected to hold meetings with several Arab leaders before he visits Israel, in order to obtain legitimization for the visit, one of the sources added.
In recent years Gaddafi has promoted the idea of a united state for the Israelis and Palestinians, which he calls "Isratine," as a resolution for the dispute between the two nations.
During the last Arab Nations summit held in March, Gaddafi said: "I cannot recognize either the Palestinian State or the State of Israel. The Palestinians and the Israelis are idiots. The solution must be one state. It's impossible for two states to exist."
