Iraq's Ahmad Chalabi, Muwaffaq Ar-Rabi‘I Meet Sharon In Secret Visit To Occupied Palestine

Jun 17, 2005
By Muhammad Abu Nasr, Free Arab Voice; Edited For Publication By JUS

The Palestinian magazine al-Manar from Jerusalem reported in its issue No. 726 that according to informed sources, on Wednesday, 8 June 2005, Ahmad Chalabi, the puppet so-called “deputy prime minister” of Iraq; and Muwaffaq ar-Rabi‘i, the puppet so-called “Iraqi national security adviser” arrived in “Israel” where they held meetings and discussions with top Zionist officials, including the so-called “prime minister of ‘Israel’” Ariel Sharon, and Giora Eiland, the so-called “chairman of the national security council” of the Zionist entity. Also attending the talks with the Iraqi puppet officials was Zionist “foreign minister” Silvan Shalom.

This latest visit by officials in the US-installed regime in Iraq was preceded by a secret visit in late May to “Israel” by Wafiq as-Samarra’i, the security adviser to the puppet “president” of Iraq. In addition, the newly-appointed “president” of Iraq himself, Kurdish chauvinist collaborator Jalal at-Talibani, reportedly met with high-ranking Zionist officials during a trip he made recently around the Arab region..

Al-Manar quoted the informed sources as saying that a high-level Zionist official would be visiting occupied Iraq in the very near future. After that, the American-installed regime in Baghdad is expected to officially extend diplomatic recognition to the Zionist entity and exchange ambassadors with the racist colonial settler regime.

“Israel” already has a large intelligence presence in occupied Iraq. Many of the bodyguards of Iraqi puppet officials also received training on special Zionist camps in occupied Palestine, according to al-Manar.

The Palestinian magazine noted that the Kurdish chauvinist parties in occupied Iraq have been eagerly pressing for diplomatic relations with “Israel,” since they have long-standing close relations with the racist colonial Zionist entity.