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US, Israeli officials meet amid rising concern over Iran
07/02/2012 - DIPLOMACY

US, Israeli officials meet amid rising concern over Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman met for talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington Tuesday amid speculation that Israel is considering a military solution to international concerns over Iran's nuclear programme.
Israel mulls corruption charges against Lieberman
13/04/2011 - ISRAEL

Israel mulls corruption charges against Lieberman

Israel's attorney general is considering charging Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman with corruption, a move that could force the hawkish minister to resign and leave the patchwork coalition government in disarray.
Foreign minister spells out Israeli differences at UN
29/09/2010 - MIDEAST TALKS

Foreign minister spells out Israeli differences at UN

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman shared his rival vision of Mideast talks in a speech at the UN on Tuesday, prompting a rebuke from the prime minister's office. The talks are on a knife-edge after settlement building resumed this week.
Abbas urges Israel to prolong settlement moratorium
29/09/2010 - MIDEAST TALKS

Abbas urges Israel to prolong settlement moratorium

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urged Israel's prime minister to extend a moratorium on new Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and did not rule out quitting peace negotiations that have been threatened by the moratorium's end.
The 'Green Prince' who betrayed Hamas
24/09/2010 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The 'Green Prince' who betrayed Hamas

We bring you some extremely rare pictures. A portrait of Hamas' Green Prince, a Palestinian who for years served as a key informer to the Jewish state. But also: our correspondent travels to West Bank settlements. Israel's construction ban expires very soon, and settlers are impatient to resume building. And Egypt's opposition is divided over one question: to boycott or not to boycott the November elections?
Lieberman rejects prisoner exchange of Fatah's Barghuti for Shalit
03/12/2009 - ISRAEL

Lieberman rejects prisoner exchange of Fatah's Barghuti for Shalit

Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (photo) has ruled out freeing Fatah's Marwan Barghuti in exchange for captive Franco-Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Barghuti was imprisoned for life for his role in the second Palestinian intifada of 2000.
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