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Lieberman urges Boston consul to resign for rebuking Israel policy
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Obama, Netanyahu, Lieberman 

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday called on Israel's Consul-General in Boston Nadav Tamir to resign his post over a confidential memo in which he criticized the government for harming ties with the U.S. last week.

"Any official who can't abide by policy dictated by the elected government - must resign," Lieberman declared at a Foreign Ministry meeting.

The memo, which was addressed to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, stressed that the public spat between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama over the issue of a settlements freeze was causing Israel real strategic harm.
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Lieberman said Monday that the Consul's memo, which became public after it was leaked to the press, was unacceptable and stressed that Tamir should have voiced his criticism to his direct superiors and not have sent out a memo to the ministry.

"I have never received a complaint I didn't answer," Lieberman said. "The fact that the memo was sent to such a wide list of recipients raises the suspicion that it was meant to be leaked to the press."

Lieberman explained that at least four of the five political parties comprising the current coalition promote policies that are different from the previous government's, and that government officials must accept this fact. "In a democratic country, the executive officials carry out the policy determined by the political echelon."

Over the weekend, Lieberman instructed his ministry director to summon Tamir for consultation.

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      1.   Lieberman and the Israeli Consul 12:52  |  DT 10/08/09
      2.   Nadav Tamir should refuse to resign 13:06  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/08/09
      3.   a typical soviet-moldovian censorphip 13:09  |  Ezra 10/08/09
      4.   Even in a democracy there are rules, else it is an anarchy, thus 14:44  |  Emanuel 10/08/09
      5.   Lieberman should resign 14:46  |  dani.a 10/08/09
      6.   Lieberman and Foreign Policy 14:59  |  Arieh Zimmerman 10/08/09
      7.   Lieberman urges TAMIR to resign?!? 15:24  |  Miss America 10/08/09
      8.   Three steps for Liebeman 15:33  |  StevieT 10/08/09
      9.   this is called subordination 15:38  |  jeffrey 10/08/09
      10.   Quick! Shoot the messenger! 15:49  |  Aphemia 10/08/09
      11.   Mr. Lieberman can`t can anybody... 16:18  |  Israela 10/08/09
      12.   Bostonian Jewish Establishment 16:43  |  Dennis J Solomon 10/08/09
      13.   Israeli racism......... 16:52  |  PissedOffAmerican 10/08/09
      14.   Shooting the messenger won`t change the news 16:56  |  r cummings 10/08/09
      15.   Tamir Should Not Resign 17:15  |  ScottB 10/08/09
      16.   #9 Jeffrey 17:44  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/08/09
      17.   Nadav Tamir should resign? 18:39  |  sc 10/08/09
      18.   Shooting the messenger 19:05  |  Bill 10/08/09
      19.   getting rid of Tamir will not play well in the U.S. 19:25  |  bronxite10 10/08/09
      20.   #2 Chris Linthwaite 19:28  |  Franco 10/08/09
      21.   Seems just like Ahmadenijad sacking his deputies... 20:50  |  Esther 10/08/09
      22.   #20 Franco 21:30  |  Chris Linthwaite 10/08/09
      23.   Tamir the Politician 21:49  |  Abbushuki 10/08/09
      24.   If the struggle 05:10  |  Mark Lincoln 11/08/09
      25.   Obama vs Bush 16:29  |  Gully Foyle 11/08/09
      26.   Boston consul 17:26  |  Ralph 11/08/09
      27.   My New York Synagogue can`t stand Lieberman wants his resignation 17:59  |  Ran Cohen 11/08/09
      28.   What should he resign? 18:07  |  ARTH 11/08/09
      29.   observation 23:54  |  potobac 11/08/09
      30.   Ran 07:23  |  Lee 12/08/09
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