Sharon seeks Berlusconi's help

This would be interesting…

ROME, Italy (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon arrived in Rome on Monday to enlist Italy’s help in fending off European Union criticism of Israeli policy towards Palestinians and help stem what he calls a rise in anti-Semitism in Europe. Sharon will urge Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, to water down a pending EU condemnation of Israel’s West Bank security barrier and its snubbing of EU Middle East envoy Marc Otte.

That's probably the easiest European leader to buy off... but if you want other europeans to listen to your message you aint gonna get too far with Berlusconi pushing it.. they hate him.