Turki told Livni that the House of Saud was pleased she was named as head of the negotiating team in talks with the Palestinians

From Ahmet in Tunisia:  "Asad, as you often mention, one can only imagine the undignified posture of Turki al Faisal, and every Arab official for that matter, in her presence:" According to Israel Radio, Turki told Livni that the House of Saud was pleased she was named as head of the negotiating team in talks with the Palestinians since it would “ensure that [Prime Minister Binyamin] Netanyahu would not be so difficult.”