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By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Oct. 11) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has been criticized by his European counterparts for violating "every rule of diplomatic etiquette," Haaretz reports. Reportedly, Lieberman leaked to the press details of their Sunday meeting, in which Lieberman told France's Bernard Kouchner and Spain's Miguel Angel Moratinos to "solve your own problems in Europe before you come to us with complaints. Maybe then I will be open to accepting your suggestions." As diplomatic no-no's go, this is a slight one, especially for Lieberman. To pick just one notable incident, in 2006 he said ...
Israel Poised to Be First Country to Ban Fur Trade
By Matthew Kalman - AOL NewsJERUSALEM (Aug. 24) -- Israel is set to become the first country in the world to impose a blanket ban on the import of animal fur -- a move animal rights activists hope will have a domino effect around the world. On Sept. 2, the Knesset is due to debate the second and third readings of the groundbreaking bill introduced by Ronit Tirosh, a legislator from the opposition Kadima Party, to outlaw the production, processing, import, export and sale of fur from all animal species not already part of the meat industry. There was some opposition from religious groups representing ultra-orthodox ...
Obama, Democrats Fume Over Bush Speech
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPresident Bush delivered a speech today in front of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, as part of his visit to celebrate that nation's 60th anniversary. In his remarks, the president commented on critics of his Administration's approach toward dealing with America's and Israel's common enemies, telling the assembled lawmakers, "We also believe that nations have a right to defend themselves and that no nation should ever be forced to negotiate with killers pledged to its destruction." The president followed that with some criticism of his own for those who do not share his view."Some seem to ...
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