Magic touch, bent spoons help on Israeli-Palestinian deal

0 Comments | AFP, November, 2005

GENEVA (AFP) — Entertainer and psychic Uri Geller played an unusual role in breaking the ice during talks on a historic deal between the Palestinian Red Crescent and its Israeli counterpart by bending spoons.

Geller, who is head of the Friends of Magen David Adom, a key fundraising arm of the Israeli relief agency, proved the point at the signing ceremony in the Swiss city of Geneva by gently rubbing a few spoons out of shape.

"Uri Geller did not just help break the ice with the skills that have made him famous -- a considerable number of bent spoons line the road that led to this agreement," said Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey.

"He has also played a pivotal role in helping everyone focus on the main objective and overcoming differences over...