The following clippings of September 28-29, show that the Saudis are aware of the danger TO THEM from the Iranian backed Shi’a. They want to guard themselves by building a wall - something like the US talks about, and what the Israelis are already doing. A wall is good against people crossing the border, but does obviously nothing against Katjushas. The Saudi desert will help them against short range Katjushas - and that what they want. Also, talking in secret to the Israelis may help create new realities. Will there be a Saudi Sadat?
Don’t hold your breath - hey are still hundreds of years behind.

On the other hand, no amount of talking at the UN, and by the UN, will do anything to disarm the Hezbollah. Absolutely nobody is in charge of of a UN function of enhancing its credibility - something like a Deputy Secretary General for “TAKE ME SERIOUS - PLEASE!” The Israelis will withdraw their last soldier before Yom Kippur, but not a single gun or rocket will be given up in exchange by the Hezbollah, that remains in charge of South Lebanon according to every single article we saw. And, Mr. Secretary-General - what about the exortations at the UN?

And what does the US say?
According to IsraelInsider - it is…. a “Fiasco…” :

Olmert team shouldn’t ignore Quartet double cross
By Dr. Aaron Lerner   September 22, 2006

“The Quartet welcomed the efforts of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to form a government of national unity, in the hope that the platform of such a government would reflect Quartet principles and allow for early engagement.”
Statement of the Quartet - 20 September 2006

Fiasco. Without any advance warning, the United States, through the Quartet, radically changed its position on Palestinian compliance.

The Quartet no longer requires Palestinian compliance. It only “hopes” for it.

In the days leading up to this shocking development, foreign minister Tzipi Livni held meetings with literally every important American official — including President Bush and Secretary of State Rice. But despite these meetings Livni apparently had no idea that this dramatic policy change was in the works.

This morning the domestic spin, as presented by Minister Ronnie Bar-On in an interview on Israel Radio, was to deny that anything happened.

And there certainly is a logic to this approach.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s principle advisors are advertising men. These folks are experts in marketing politicians and toothpaste - not international relations. And the advertising men rightly figure that if Israeli officials don’t follow up on the Quartet Statement that the story won’t have legs - thus limiting the current damage the story would have done to Olmert.

The problem is, of course, that while the story may have died, the consequences haven’t. It is only a matter of time before the downgrading of Palestinian compliance from a requirement to a “hope” gains expression in the policies and actions of the Quartet members.

What could the Olmert team have done if their priority was the future of Israel rather than Olmert’s standing in overnight polling?

Instead of trying to kill the story, the team should have developed it.