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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: February 19, 2007 |
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"If you manage to solve anything, it will only be with the Right," Minister for Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman told Bedouins during a visit to the Negev Sunday in an attempt to secure their votes in the next Knesset elections.
During the visit, Lieberman attacked Israel's government and its policies, saying that bureaucracy was a bigger issue to the pioneers in the area than crime. "That is a huge failure on the part of the country," the minister said.
Lieberman received a warm welcome from his Bedouin hosts. One of the Sheiks hosting the visit said, "It's no secret that our guests are from the Right faction, but they must be respected, even if we don't agree with them. As a minister, your actions are for all of Israel's people."
Lieberman addressed the issue of land disputes, saying that Israel's leadership has refrained from reaching a decision on the matter and has dragged it out for dozens of years, thus making it worse.
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