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==Relations with Israel and Palestinians==

==Relations with Israel and Palestinians==

Gaddafi was a lifelong enemy of [[Israel]] and under his reign, Israel was not recognized by Libya. He also expelled Palestinian Arabs from Libya.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/05/world/libya-s-leader-urges-other-arab-countries-to-expel-palestinians.html</ref>

Gaddafi was a lifelong enemy of [[Israel]] and under his reign, Israel was not recognized by Libya. He also expelled Palestinian Arabs from Libya.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/05/world/libya-s-leader-urges-other-arab-countries-to-expel-palestinians.html</ref>

==Restoration of relations==

==Restoration of relations==

[[File:Cockpit Nose section of Clipper Maid of the Seas.jpg|thumb|250px|Cockpit of Clipper "Maid of the Seas" (Pan Am 103).]]

[[File:Cockpit Nose section of Clipper Maid of the Seas.jpg|thumb|250px|Cockpit of Clipper "Maid of the Seas" (Pan Am 103).]]

In the 1990s, Gaddafi changed course and severed all ties with terrorism to normalize relations with the West. He formally renounced terrorism in a letter to the UN Security Council in August 2003 and publicly condemned [[al Qaeda]] for the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=P95pldoe_hgC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=muammar+qaddafi+religious+tolerance&source=bl&ots=We02LNtRVy&sig=ICqlN8kClfhziphrdOZASO9DQeU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Lq8rUYe8CIn7igLh9YBo&ved=0CDMQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=muammar%20qaddafi%20religious%20tolerance&f=false Islamic Peacemaking Since 9/11,] Volume 31 (Google eBook), David R. Smock, Qamar-ul Huda, DIANE Publishing, 2009.</ref>

In the 1990s, Gaddafi changed course and severed all ties with terrorism to normalize relations with the West. He formally renounced terrorism in a letter to the UN Security Council in August 2003 and publicly condemned [[al Qaeda]] for the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=P95pldoe_hgC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=muammar+qaddafi+religious+tolerance&source=bl&ots=We02LNtRVy&sig=ICqlN8kClfhziphrdOZASO9DQeU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Lq8rUYe8CIn7igLh9YBo&ved=0CDMQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=muammar%20qaddafi%20religious%20tolerance&f=false Islamic Peacemaking Since 9/11,] Volume 31 (Google eBook), David R. Smock, Qamar-ul Huda, DIANE Publishing, 2009.</ref>

In 1999, the Libyan government surrendered two Libyans suspected of involvement in the Pan Am 103 bombing, leading to the suspension of UN sanctions. On January 31, 2001, a Scottish court seated in the Netherlands found one of the suspects, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, guilty of murder in connection with the bombing, and acquitted the second suspect, Al-Amin Khalifa Fhima. Megrahi's conviction was upheld on March 14, 2002, but an appeals hearing was granted in June 2007 by the Scottish High Court.  

In 1999, the Libyan government surrendered two Libyans suspected of involvement in the Pan Am 103 bombing, leading to the suspension of UN sanctions. On January 31, 2001, a Scottish court seated in the Netherlands found one of the suspects, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, guilty of murder in connection with the bombing, and acquitted the second suspect, Al-Amin Khalifa Fhima. Megrahi's conviction was upheld on March 14, 2002, but an appeals hearing was granted in June 2007 by the Scottish High Court.  

By 2003, Libya appeared to have curtailed its support for international terrorism, although it may have retained residual contacts with some of its former terrorist clients. In August 2004, the Department of Justice entered into a plea agreement with Abdulrahman Alamoudi, in which he stated that he had been part of a 2003 plot to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdallah (now King Abdallah) at the behest of Libyan government officials.  

By 2003, Libya appeared to have curtailed its support for international terrorism, although it may have retained residual contacts with some of its former terrorist clients. In August 2004, the Department of Justice entered into a plea agreement with Abdulrahman Alamoudi, in which he stated that he had been part of a 2003 plot to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdallah (now King Abdallah) at the behest of Libyan government officials.  

Soon after the [[9/11]] terror attacks in the U.S., American and British intelligene agencies forged a partnership with [[Muammar Gaddafi]] to spy on [[Libya]]n dissidents in the [[Western world]], in exchange for permission to use Libya as a base for [[extraordinary rendition]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/09/03/libya.west.spies/ |title=Documents shed light on CIA, Gadhafi spy ties |first=Ben |last=Wedeman |work=CNN |date=3 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Libya: Gaddafi regime's US-UK spy links revealed |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14774533 |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=4 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Abigail Hauslohner |title=How Libya Seems to Have Helped the CIA with Rendition of Terrorism Suspects |url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2091653,00.html |work=Time |date=Sep 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/files-show-mi6-cia-ties-to-libya-reports-20110904-1jrzy.html |title=Files show MI6, CIA ties to Libya: reports |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8739893/Libya-secret-dossier-reveals-Gaddafis-UK-spy-links.html |title=Libya: secret dossier reveals Gaddafi's UK spy links |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Richard |last=Spencer |date=3 September 2011 |location=London}}</ref>

Soon after the [[9/11]] terror attacks in the U.S., American and British intelligene agencies forged a partnership with [[Muammar Gaddafi]] to spy on [[Libya]]n dissidents in the [[Western world]], in exchange for permission to use Libya as a base for [[extraordinary rendition]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/09/03/libya.west.spies/ |title=Documents shed light on CIA, Gadhafi spy ties |first=Ben |last=Wedeman |work=CNN |date=3 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Libya: Gaddafi regime's US-UK spy links revealed |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14774533 |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=4 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Abigail Hauslohner |title=How Libya Seems to Have Helped the CIA with Rendition of Terrorism Suspects |url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2091653,00.html |work=Time |date=Sep 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/files-show-mi6-cia-ties-to-libya-reports-20110904-1jrzy.html |title=Files show MI6, CIA ties to Libya: reports |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8739893/Libya-secret-dossier-reveals-Gaddafis-UK-spy-links.html |title=Libya: secret dossier reveals Gaddafi's UK spy links |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Richard |last=Spencer |date=3 September 2011 |location=London}}</ref>

During the 2005 UN General Assembly session, Foreign Minister Shalgam issued a statement that reaffirmed Libya's commitment to the statements made in its letter addressed to the Security Council on August 15, 2003, renouncing terrorism in all its forms and pledging that Libya will not support acts of international terrorism or other acts of violence targeting civilians, whatever their political views or positions. Libya also expressed its commitment to continue cooperating in the international fight against terrorism. On June 30, 2006, the U.S. rescinded Libya's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

During the 2005 UN General Assembly session, Foreign Minister Shalgam issued a statement that reaffirmed Libya's commitment to the statements made in its letter addressed to the Security Council on August 15, 2003, renouncing terrorism in all its forms and pledging that Libya will not support acts of international terrorism or other acts of violence targeting civilians, whatever their political views or positions. Libya also expressed its commitment to continue cooperating in the international fight against terrorism. On June 30, 2006, the U.S. rescinded Libya's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.