Thursday April 09, 2009
Israel's new foreign minister dismisses two-state solution
Ben Lynfield
Independent
Far-right Lieberman rejects US-led talks with Palestinians
Far-right politician Avigdor Lieberman stunned diplomats in his first speech as Israel's foreign minister yesterday when he rejected the past year of US-led negotiations and said that a previous commitment Israel made to Palestinian statehood "had no validity".
Mr Lieberman reinforced fears that his government will steer the country in a more hawkish direction when he added that concessions to Palestinians would be "mistaken".
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