Israeli conflict

Mohammad Asghar, know as Oscar to his friends, comes across as an honest and well-meaning sort of politician.
The only Muslim Assembly Member told an impromptu press conference - in a spare room in the Assembly office block - why he decided to invite the Israeli ambassador to Cardiff Bay.
This is Ron Prosor, the same envoy reported by the Daily Telegraph to believe Britain had become a ‘hot-bed of radical anti-Israeli views’.
The invitation, however, prompted a strongly-worded outburst from Plaid colleague, and the Assembly’s Presiding Officer, Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas.
Mr Ashgar was ‘a bit surprised’.
“All my life I am listening to one side of the facts, I thought with my position in the Assembly, it was time to hear from other side,” he said.
It's already prompting something of a row.

Plaid AM Mr Asghar’s office e-mailed invitations, asking that the meeting with Israel’s ambassador to London, Ron Prosor, be kept confidential for the time being.
In his reply, which went to all 60 AMs, Lord Elis-Thomas said: “I am unwilling to accept the invitation to meet the Ambassador, because of my objection to the failure of the State of Israel to meet its international obligations to the Palestinian People of the Holy Lands.
“I would invite other Colleagues to the same.”
Mr Ashgar told journalists he wanted to hear the Israeli views on the Palestinian conflict to ‘understand them better’.
“Any blood whether it’s Israeli or Palestinian is not acceptable in my book, politicians should sit in the room and find solutions.”
Jews, Christians and Muslims all came from the ‘same tribe’ of Abraham, he said.
Since he entered politics he wanted to remove the mask of terrorism from the face of Islam.
“Islam means peace and in my belief they (terrorists) are not Muslims and they are a disgrace to Islam.”
Lord Elis-Thomas was making no further comment on what was described as a ‘private e-mail’.
But the Lib Dem leader of Cardiff council soon waded into to the row.
Councillor Rodney Berman said: “I believe that given his position as Presiding Officer, Lord Elis-Thomas needs to understand the impact of his comments on people across Wales – including members of its Jewish community.
"Many members of that community will be quite shocked by the strident tone he has adopted and his complete unwillingness to even attend this meeting to express his legitimate point of view."
Now the Israeli Embassy is not happy.
A spokesman said: “This is another worrying example of unacceptable boycotting of Israel and Israelis and it’s unfortunately part of a campaign run by some sectors here to demonise and vilify Israel at any price in any circumstances.
“But nevertheless, the ambassador is determined to make this trip and to visit Wales and to have a dialogue with all those who are against the idea of a boycott.”
The envoy is planning the itinerary for a visit to Cardiff on June 24 and will seemingly meet First Minister Rhodri Morgan.