‘Two-Track Lieberman’ Phones Britain, Takes Aim at Saudi Arabia

[Chris]

‘Two-Track Lieberman’ Phones Britain, Takes Aim at Saudi Arabia
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has taken on two new tasks -- inviting Britain’s new Foreign Minister William Hague to visit and publicizing Saudi Arabia’s human rights violations. The Foreign Ministry this week breathed a sigh of relief after Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democratic leader who has condemned Israel and backs a boycott, fared worse than expected at the polls. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in the new Conservative government, leaving the Foreign Office post for Hague, a Conservative. The “Saudi Arabia track” features a campaign to use various North America and European lobbies to raise public awareness of human rights violations in what the United States and media label a “moderate” Arab country. Foreign Minister Lieberman has concluded that Saudi Arabia is financing an international campaign to de-legitimize Israel, according to the Hebrew-language newspaper Maariv.

It reported that the campaign has been secret until now and will include the status of women in Saudi Arabia, which limits their rights and prohibits them from driving. Last year, one woman was punished with 40 lashes for being a passenger in a car driven by an unmarried man, also forbidden. The Foreign Ministry plans to ask the Obama government to pressure Saudi Arabia to change its policies and will brief Jewish groups and lobbies to insist that the kingdom correct human rights violations. Ministry officials are investigating the possibility of filing lawsuits in international courts.

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[Chris]

Israel needs to do more "awareness" warning with all the threats they face. After they have "warned" they need to take the kid gloves off and deal with business.