But it was quite clear that Mr Trimble would have refused to accept a joint award with Mr Adams and both communities had to be represented ontherostrum.
The likelihood that the Internal Revenue Service would open an investigation against every major American Jewish organization for daring to invite Palin to a rally opposing Ahmadinejad's appearance at the UN and Iran's stated intention of annihilating Israel is just slightly smaller than the prospect of Ahmadinejad wrapping himself in an Israeli flag and singing "Hatikva" onthe UN rostrum.