A center whose focus is freedom is planned for Israel, and will be named for George W. Bush, in gratitude “for his support for the country and its security.” Daniel Ayalan, outgoing Israeli ambassador to the U.S., has gotten the go-ahead from Bush to proceed. Ayalan says he does not anticipate any problem in raising funds to build the Bush Center.
And speaking of security, I don’t even like to think about the kind of security that will be needed to protect a complex in Israel named after Bush.
When Bush explained to Ayalon the tradition of outgoing presidents building libraries as part of their legacies, he told him that the Bush library in Texas would be an institute to advance freedom. Ayalon is said to have replied to the creator of “free speech zones” that perhaps the Israeli center could be a branch of the Texas library.
