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| March 25, 2014
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REPORT: Israeli Arab Population exchange to future Palestine legal under int’l law

According to Foreign Minister Lieberman’s legal study, moving Israel’s border would require agreement of the Palestinians, can not leave individuals without citizenship & would require a mechanism for compensation.

 

 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman received a few weeks ago a classified legal opinion that paves the way for making Arab areas of Israel part of a future Palestinian state.

Avigdor Lieberman

The document’s authors concluded that the move would comply with international law on condition that it were done with the consent of the Palestinians, did not leave anyone without citizenship and included a mechanism for providing compensation, similar to the one used with Jewish settlers during Israel’s 2005 disengagement from the Gaza Strip.

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| January 17, 2014
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Israel’s Foreign Minister retaliates: Summons EU ambassadors for rebuke

 

 

After Israeli ambassadors to France, Britain, Spain and Italy were summoned to receive official protest regarding West Bank housing construction, Israeli Foreign Minister summons envoys from same countries to be reprimanded in Jerusalem over ‘biased and unbalanced’ stance from their perspective governments.

By Moran Azulay

Following the summoning of several Israeli ambassadors to European countries to express protest at Israel’s plan to build additional settlements, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman ordered Friday morning to convene the ambassadors from Britain, France, Italy and Spain for a talk in Jerusalem, in order to clarify they are taking a constant one-sided stance against Israel. Continue Reading »

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| January 10, 2014
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Israel’s FM: Israeli Arabs are ‘schizophrenic’ – unable to decide whether Israeli or Palestinian

 

British Telegraph reports FM Avigdor Lieberman saying in an interview that the current peace deal with a Wadi Ara land swap is best future for Israel, but Israeli Arabs are divided, unable to decide whether they’re Israeli or Palestinian.

By Ynet

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Arabs with Israeli citizenship need to decide to whom they are loyal – to Israel or to the Palestinians.

President Shimon Peres and Avigdor Lieberman in a diplomats' meeting (Photo: Mark Neiman, GPO)

President Shimon Peres and Avigdor Lieberman in a diplomats’ meeting – Photo: Mark Neiman, GPO

“They live in some kind of schizophrenia,” he said in an interview with the British Telegraph. “They don’t know if they are Israeli citizens or if they are Palestinians. Continue Reading »

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| January 7, 2014
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Israeli Arabs speak out: ‘We are Israeli citizens and demand to remain in Israel’

 

 

Arab residents of the Jewish State see Lieberman land swap plan as problematic, say most would fight, or move to stay in Israel: ‘The Arab population won’t agree to give up their citizenship’

By Israel Moskowitz

 

While Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was surprisingly bonding with the prospect of a peace deal with the Palestinians, his support for a land swap wasn’t met with the same enthusiasm by those who would likely be part of the transfer.

Lieberman at the Saban Conference (Photo: Shachar Azran)

Lieberman at the Saban Conference – Photo: Shachar Az

Lieberman said he supported the option of a land and population exchange with the Palestinians, clarifying that he envisioned the transfer of the predominantly Arab “Triangle” of communities and Wadi Ara, a main artery between central and northern Israel bordering the West Bank, in return for Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Continue Reading »

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| December 8, 2013
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Obama said Israel-Palestinian deal doable, but to be implemented in stages

Keeping Iran from becoming nuclear-armed is not just an Israeli interest, but that of the U.S. as well, said President Obama at the annual Saban Forum.

Kerry: peace deal with Palestinians will make Israel more secure.

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U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians is possible, and would have to be implemented in stages.

U.S. President Barack Obama.

U.S. President Barack Obama. – Photo: Shahar Azran

Both sides will have to “stretch out of their comfort zones,” Obama said at the annual Saban Forum in Washington, D.C., adding that “we know what the outlines of a potential agreement will look like.” Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2013
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FM Lieberman: Peace unlikely between Israelis & Palestinians – Zero Trust

After Kerry’s optimistic assessment, Israel’s Foreign Minister says ‘Trust between the two sides is about zero,’ at annual Saban Forum in Washington.

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Peace between Israelis and the Palestinians is unlikely, but talks must continue if only to manage the conflict, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday at the annual Saban Forum in Washington.

Avigdor Lieberman.

Avigdor Lieberman. Photo – :Olivier Fitoussi

“Trust between the two sides is about zero,” Lieberman stated, cautioning against creating “expectations” about a positive outcome for the talks. The foreign minister expressed an assessment of the talk that sharply contrasts to the one presented on the same day by U.S. Continue Reading »

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| November 12, 2013
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Amid commotion & uproar in Knesset, Lieberman sworn in as FM

 

After his acquittal last week, which ended 17 years of investigations, MK Avigdor Lieberman was re-sworn in as Israel’s Foreign Minister.

MK Gal-On: Untimely appointment is like planting an explosive device in the peace process.

By Moran Azulay

 

After his acquittal from charges of fraud and breach of trust last week, MK Avigdor Lieberman‘s return to the post of foreign minister has been given the green light. On Monday evening, Lieberman was sworn in to the role he was forced to resign due to the legal process against him.

Lieberman sworn in at Knesset – Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg

Meretz Chairwoman MK Zahava Gal-On said before the swearing in ceremony that “appointing Lieberman as foreign minister is like planting an explosive device in the peace process.” Continue Reading »

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| November 6, 2013
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Israel’s Former FM Avigdor Lieberman Receives Unanimous Acquittal

Unanimous verdict allows Lieberman, who was accused of fraud, to now return to the gov’t and serve as a minister.

State’s Attorney may appeal acquittal.

By Gil Ronen

 

A three-judge panel unanimously acquitted former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman of the charges against him Wednesday morning. The verdict means he can return to serve as foreign minister but the state is expected to appeal it.

“Seventeen years are over, it’s behind me,” Lieberman told reporters after the verdict. “I want to thank my family and friends who truly stood by me in all of those 17 years and gave me the support. Continue Reading »

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| September 29, 2013
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Lieberman warns of Iran’s disingenuous ‘charm offensive’

 

 

The Chairman of Yisrael Beytenu says Iran is engaging in a pattern of deceit, as PM Netanyahu heads to address the UN in New York.

Lieberman alludes to the 1981 attack of Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor as another case where Israel stood alone.

Moran Azulay

Avigdor Lieberman, the former chairman of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, is warning that “Rohani’s appeasement assault is nothing but another false trick, in the style of North Korea” as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to New York to speak at the UN’s General Assembly.

Avigdor Lieberman, the former chairman of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee – Photo: AP

In a post on his Facebook page, the former foreign minister wrote: “Now, when the world’s attention is focused on the new Iranian president’s attempts to appear moderate and conciliatory, it is worth noting that the Iranians have long employed a pattern of deceit: various promise tactics, stalling and feeding the international community with false information time and time again, all the while pursuing their goal of obtaining a nuclear weapon, meant to threaten world peace.” Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2013
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British Report: Syria’s Assad asked Israel’s support for Alawite State

 

UK’s The Guardian: Syria’s President Assad asked a mediator to approach Israel’s ex-Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in 2012 with a request that Jerusalem not oppose the formation of an Alawite enclave.


In response Lieberman asked for information on Ron Arad’s whereabouts & the return the remains of spy Eli Cohen.

Israel Hayom Staff

According to a report in The Guardian on Monday, Syrian President Bashar Assad sent a message to Avigdor Lieberman in 2012, when the latter was serving as foreign minister, asking Israel’s position on the establishment of an Alawite enclave in northwestern Syria.

Syrian President Bashar Assad – Photo: AP

The Guardian reported that a mediator — a well-known diplomatic figure — is understood to have been asked by Assad to approach Lieberman late last year with a request that Israel not stand in the way of attempts to form an Alawite state, which could have meant moving some displaced communities into the Golan Heights area.

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| July 11, 2013
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Source inside Israel Prison Service: 2nd ‘Prisoner X’ held in total isolation for years

Unidentified testimony provided to Haaretz describes harsh conditions in which the other ‘Prisoner X’ is being held.

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On Tuesday, the Rishon Letzion Magistrate’s Court heard testimony that another Israeli is being held in total solitary confinement in one of the most secure prisons in Israel – the same prison in which the Mossad agent Ben Zygier was held. According to the testimony, the cell is well guarded and without windows. The prisoner has no contact with other prisoners or with his guards, who know nothing of his identity or the details of the indictment against him.

Second Prisoner X

Second Prisoner X

According to prison service officials, except for brief walks in a secluded adjacent yard, the prisoner has not left his cell for a few years now. Continue Reading »

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| July 6, 2013
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Britain asks EU to Reconsider and Blacklist Hizbullah

The UK’s push to have Hizbullah blacklisted may have gained support due to the group’s actions in Syria, say diplomats.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Britain has asked European Union foreign ministers to once again discuss putting Hizbullah’s so-called “military wing” on the EU terror list, diplomats said on Friday.

Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah – Photo: AFP

Several weeks ago, a British drive to reach a unanimous decision to blacklist Hizbullah failed, when the EU expressed fear that such a move would lead to instability in Lebanon and the Middle East.

Austria and the Czech Republic opposed the move to add Hizbullah to the EU terrorist list, which includes several groups such as Hamas and Colombia’s FARC guerrillas, who are subject to an asset freeze. Continue Reading »

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| May 29, 2013
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Axis of Evil: Syrian chemical weapons, Hezbollah rockets, Iranian nuclear program

 

By Israel Hayom Staff and Reuters

 

The radical axis of Iran, Syria and Hezbollah has crossed all red lines recently, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday.

Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Avigdor Lieberman – Photo: AP

Speaking at a meeting of his committee, Lieberman said that Iran was moving at a “crazy pace” toward obtaining a nuclear weapon, and that he hoped Israel would be able to make the correct decisions. Continue Reading »

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| May 23, 2013
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Israel’s Knesset argues over peace process, as Kerry returns to Jerusalem

John Kerry returns to Jerusalem pushing new American initiative, but there’s deep divides in Israel’s new gov’t over how to handle peace process with Palestinians. 

By Ryan Jones

 

 

Israel’s government this week heatedly debated how and if to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, as US Secretary of State John Kerry returned to the region to continue pushing the two sides back to the table.

U.S. Secretary of State John KerryMeeting with Kerry in Jerusalem on Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel “wants to restart the peace talks with the Palestinians. …I hope the Palestinians want [this] as well…we ought to be successful for a simple reason: When there’s a will, we’ll find a way.” Continue Reading »

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| May 12, 2013
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Lapid now knows where the money is & needs to plug the hole

PM Benjamin Netanyahu is giving Finance Minister Lapid his full support even if some of Lapid’s own party supporters are not.

Histadrut Chairman Ofer Eini is pleased, although, ‘Ricky Cohen from Hadera’ now has to deal with harsh austerity measures, i.e. higher taxes.

By Mati Tuchfeld

 

It is okay to say that Finance Minister Yair Lapid has good intentions. More than a year has passed since he quit his job as the anchorman of the Channel 2 news magazine and began traveling the country from end to end, carrying the flag of the middle class, vowing to do everything to protect the middle class, and criticizing all those “old politicians” that turned the middle class into the country’s “ATM,” as he said in one of his campaign speeches.

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