Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak says Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert should just forget about meeting with our friends the Saudis.

Because the Saudis are men of religion, living in a holy land. Which apparently means they have a perfect right to hate Jews.

Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has said that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who called in April for a regional conference with Arab leaders, should “forget about” holding talks with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah.

In an interview with Israeli television, a transcript of which was published by Egypt’s Al-Ahram newspaper, Mubarak said circumstances in conservative Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s holiest sites, prevented the Saudi monarch meeting Olmert.

“Forget about meeting with the king… The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has circumstances that differ from those of any other state. They have holy lands and men of religion,” Mubarak said.