The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, headed by former Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold, hosted on Monday a panel on Operation Guardian of the Walls and the reactions in Europe.

In the course of the event, one of the participants, Senator Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Italian League Party and one of Italy's most senior leaders, announced that he would distribute the text of the Hamas Charter to his fellow members in the Italian Parliament and the European Parliament so that they would understand the terrorist organization's intentions in its war against Israel and its ambition to spread Islam around the world.

Salvini stressed that he would work to boycott the upcoming Durban Conference, as is the United States and Canada. "This is an anti-Semitic committee that does not deal with the issue of human rights at all," he said.

The panel also hosted Hungary's ambassador to Israel, Levente Benko, who condemned Hamas' firing of rockets at Israel, stressing that Hungary backed Israel's right to defend itself and that Hungary had blocked the EU's joint declaration against Israel during the military operation.

The Hungarian ambassador confirmed that Hungary would also boycott this year's Durban Conference.

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Sheikh Ali al-Obeidi, the Bedouin tribal leader sent a letter to former Foreign Ministry director general and current president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Ambassador Dore Gold, addressing the people of Israel and writing: "We hope this letter will reach you and the State of Israel. And its people see security, prosperity, and peace. This is a historic letter because we want to join our hands with yours in order to create for our people and upcoming generations a future where we will live in peace and love as allies."

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In his letter to Ambassador Gold, Ali al-Obeidi states that he wants to reach a strategic alliance with Israel hoping to reach a peace agreement between Iraq, Syria, and Israel and establishing full political and economic relations.

The sheikh also states that his goal, together with Israel, is to expel Iranians from Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq.

The sheikh said, "Army officers, including generals are ready to take immediate action."

The letter was signed with the following: "Our letter is for people who love their homeland, their people and their future. And we are ready to go to Jerusalem – Jerusalem – to visit you and make a new history for the Middle East."

According to Gold, this is an important step to another and different dialogue in the Middle East, a dialogue that can bring about a change in the world and Israel, and it is important to foster it.

Gold said it was important to note that neither the current debate over Israeli application of sovereignty nor the Palestinian issue, arose during the conversation and that this is food for thought for all concerned.

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