The Prime Minister of Israel sits down with Arafat at the beginning
of
negotiations regarding the resolution of the conflict. The Prime
Minister requests that he be allowed to begin with a
story. Arafat replies, "Of course."
The Prime Minister begins his story: "Years before the Israelites
came
to the Promised Land and settled here, Moses led them for 40 years
through the desert. The Israelites began complaining that they were
thirsty and, lo and behold, a miracle occurred and a stream appeared
before them. They drank their fill and then decided to take
advantage
of
the stream to do some bathing -- including Moses.
When Moses came out of the water, he found that all his clothing was
missing.
"Who took my clothes?" Moses asked those around him.
"It was the Palestinians," replied the Israelites--"
"Wait a minute," objected Arafat immediately, "there were no
Palestinians during the time of Moses!"
"All right," replies the Prime Minister, "Now that we've got that
settled, let's begin our negotiations."
of
negotiations regarding the resolution of the conflict. The Prime
Minister requests that he be allowed to begin with a
story. Arafat replies, "Of course."
The Prime Minister begins his story: "Years before the Israelites
came
to the Promised Land and settled here, Moses led them for 40 years
through the desert. The Israelites began complaining that they were
thirsty and, lo and behold, a miracle occurred and a stream appeared
before them. They drank their fill and then decided to take
advantage
of
the stream to do some bathing -- including Moses.
When Moses came out of the water, he found that all his clothing was
missing.
"Who took my clothes?" Moses asked those around him.
"It was the Palestinians," replied the Israelites--"
"Wait a minute," objected Arafat immediately, "there were no
Palestinians during the time of Moses!"
"All right," replies the Prime Minister, "Now that we've got that
settled, let's begin our negotiations."