Lieberman Dismisses Knesset Rebuke
Arutz Sheva Tuesday 22nd May, 2012
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday said he is unfazed by the Knesset Ethics Committee decision to reprimand him for instructing his Yisrael Beytenu faction to boycott a committee chaired by MK Ahmed Tibi. Lieberman says that "committee became the committee of MK Tibi, and its main function is to assure he has an office, services, and drivers. His committee is not interested in the condition of Arabs in Israel, and is doing everything ...
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