As I reported a ccouple of weeks ago, I received an invitation intended for German politician Juergen Moellemann to speak at an Arab League "think-tank" called the The Zayed Centre for Co-operation and Follow-up, in Abu Dhabi. (The good folks at the Zayed Centre mistakenly sent the invitation to me, because I operate the website www.moellemann.com , which follows the strange story of the controversial Moellemann). Read my original post, if you haven't already, and then come back here

I passed the invitation along to some German journalists who I thought might be interested. Die Zeit picked up on it, and published the following brief item on page 2 of their July 18 issue (print only). I translate:

Misdirected
An amusing e-mail reached us from San Francisco, where Stefan Sharkanski [sic], operates the web-site www.moellemann.com. No, he's not a fan of Moellemann, but a critical online chronicler of the controversy over anti-Semitism in Germany. The Zayed Centre in Abu Dhabi saw his site, but didn't look very carefully. After Sharkanski linked to the Die Zeit article The Deputy's War, which describes the anti-Israel tone of Moellemann's German-Arab Friendship Society, he received a letter from the United Arab Emirates. The Zayed Centre, sponsored by the Arab League, "appreciates your impressive stances", Mr. Moellemann and seeks "to get closer to your thoughts... and invite you to give a talk at the Zayed Centre". Before the FDP vice-chair accepts the invitation, he should look on the Internet. The Centre states that one of its goals is: "To outline Zionist schemes to falsify history and distort science and culture in order to serve its purposes"