Friday, April 03, 2009

Israel Foreign Minister to US: Forget US Agreement!

Oops! New Israeli Foreign Minister caught saying what he stands for!
clipped from news.bbc.co.uk
Avigdor Lieberman with his wife
Hardline nationalist Lieberman was a controversial foreign ministry choice



Israel's new ultra-nationalist foreign minister has said it is not bound by a US-sponsored 2007 agreement to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians.

"The Annapolis conference, it has no validity," Avigdor Lieberman said.

He was speaking at a handover ceremony at the foreign ministry, prompting his predecessor Tzipi Livni to interrupt and diplomats to shift uncomfortably.

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