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Egypt lawyer sues Lieberman for telling Mubarak to 'go to hell'
By The Associated Press
Tags: Mubarak, Israel Egypt row 

CAIRO, Egypt - An Egyptian lawyer has launched a lawsuit against rightwing Knesset member Avigdor Lieberman who said last week that Egyptian President Hosni Muabrak could "go to hell."

An official at the general prosecutor's office says the lawyer, Galal Khalil Abdel-Rahman, filed the suit Monday.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information. The lawyer could not be reached for comment.
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The official says the suit contends that Lieberman insulted Mubarak when he said last week that the
Egyptian president can "go to hell" because he never makes return visits to Israel but receives Israeli officials in Egypt.

The suit demands Lieberman be summoned on libel charges.

President Shimon Peres and outgoing prime minister Ehud Olmert both issued public apologies to Mubarak following Lieberman's comments at a memorial service for Rehavam Ze'evi, the far-right cabinet minister murdered by Palestinian terrorists outside his hotel room in a Jerusalem hotel in October 2001.

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  1.   The Egyptian lawyer can go to hell too! 19:53  |  Mike 03/11/08
  2.   EGYPT & ANTISEMITISM 19:59  |  Alka Seltzer 03/11/08
  3.   History repeat itself 20:12  |  Peter 03/11/08
  4.   mike 20:14  |  sweden 03/11/08
  5.   To Sweden:Why can`t Lieberman say things in the open? 20:28  |  Arie 03/11/08
  6.   Diplomacy and Plain Speaking 20:30  |  Martin 03/11/08
  7.   How the Arabs do things 21:22  |  Steve 03/11/08
  8.   #.5. Arie. Mr.Lieberman is a member of the Knesset. 21:43  |  Stephen. 03/11/08
  9.   to #1 21:55  |  kalle 03/11/08
  10.   #5 Arie; it is our democratic right not to be insulted 22:10  |  Alicia 03/11/08
  11.   #8 Stephen 22:31  |  Malone 03/11/08
  12.   #.6. Martin. On diplomacy.... 22:41  |  Stephen. 03/11/08
  13.   Stephen in Geneve 23:15  |  Arie 03/11/08
  14.   Why all the fuss? 23:28  |  Maureen Ann 03/11/08
  15.   I don`t agree with Lieberman but this lawyer can go to hell 00:00  |  Israeli 04/11/08
  16.   Arabs and Jews 00:53  |  Dave Duncan 04/11/08
  17.   NOTWITHSTANDING Liberman is a fool,where are all the free speech 02:56  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
  18.   Headline another sign of Dhimmitude Assertion 04:36  |  Joseph.E 04/11/08
  19.   Stephen re: my #11 06:11  |  Malone 04/11/08
  20.   Does Mubarak feel so insecure that he needs a surrogate to sue? 06:21  |  Genuine Tosefta 04/11/08
  21.   Mubarak hasn`t yet answered as to why he is not visiting Israel 06:26  |  Genuine Tosefta 04/11/08
  22.   Only brave leaders can maintain Peace, whiuch Mubarak is not 06:33  |  Genuine Tosefta 04/11/08
  23.   MAUREEN No fuss just freedom of speech 07:01  |  PETER SM 04/11/08
  24.   Egypt has been relentlessly building up its armed forces. 07:41  |  Jean Van Daem 04/11/08
  25.   Go to hell 08:55  |  Palestinian 04/11/08
  26.   # 4 sweden 09:02  |  MR 04/11/08
  27.   Unfortunately for Arbs they do not need to go to hell 18:17  |  Genuine Tosefta 04/11/08
  28.   Haaretz 18:26  |  Yosemite 04/11/08
  29.   ROFL YOU CANT SUE OVER THAT 04:21  |  LMAO 16/04/09
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