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Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman. (Archives) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 12:27 23/10/2007 Germany set to demand explanations about Nativ activity By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent Germany will demand explanations about Israel's intention to expand the Nativ agency's operations to Germany during Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman's visit in Berlin this week, Haaretz has learned. Nativ, a semi-covert agency founded within the Prime Minister's Office in the 1950s, operated in the former Soviet Union (FSU) to help bring Jews to Israel, and as a liaison to Jewish dissidents. Since the Soviet Union's collapse, it has dealt with processing immigration to Israel and running Israeli FSU culture centers. Nativ has recently been transferred from the Prime Minister's Office to Lieberman's new ministry. Advertisement Two Nativ agents are scheduled to arrive soon in Germany to open an agency office in the Israel Embassy in Berlin, and to start encouraging immigration to Israel among some 200,000 Russian-speaking Jews who have recently emigrated to Germany. The initiative to expand Nativ's operations to Germany has angered Jewish community leaders, who blasted it in talks with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Germany has made no official protest, but senior German Foreign Ministry officials said they supported the Jewish community's position and expected explanations from Israel. Related articles: Cabinet delays okay for expanding Nativ operations to Germany Nativ wins bid for outreach to Russian-speaking Jews in Germany Reinventing Nativ with triple the funds, more territory More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us Mystery fall Avraham and Carmela Cohen are suspected of being involved in a soldier's murder. Lonely no more Many people hold Lonely Planet responsible for the entire globe becoming a tourist site.   1.   How would Israel feel 05:47  |  Steve 23/10/07   2.   "SEMI COVERT" an oxymoron. 06:28  |  PETER SM 23/10/07   3.   GREAT idea! 08:09  |  samos 23/10/07   4.   Lieberman in Germany 08:28  |  Sarcastic 23/10/07   5.   Germany set to demand explanations about Nativ activity 08:46  |  Michael 23/10/07   6.   Storm in a teacup 09:16  |  Daniel 23/10/07   7.   Lieberman to grill Germans about collaboration with Iran 10:29  |  Jonathan S 23/10/07   8.   Jonathan is wrong 12:36  |  Fritz 23/10/07   9.   #7, Jonathan S. - And the Truth is.... 12:41  |  Anton 23/10/07   10.   Very funny 12:42  |  Axel 23/10/07   11.   # 8 Fritz 12:46  |  Axel 23/10/07   12.   Well said, Anton 12:56  |  Axel 23/10/07   13.   Steve 13:01  |  Ehud 23/10/07   14.   To Jonathan S 13:12  |  Muslim Observer 23/10/07   15.   #10, Axel 13:20  |  Anton 23/10/07   16.   #Anton 13:27  |  Marco 23/10/07   17.   # 11 marco 14:48  |  Axel 23/10/07   18.   #13, Marco 15:03  |  Anton 23/10/07   19.   #16, Marco 15:24  |  Anton 23/10/07   20.   As a Jew and Israeli, I am ashamed 15:27  |  dovale 23/10/07   21.   To Muslim Observer 15:31  |  dovale 23/10/07   22.   # 13 Ehud 15:39  |  Axel 23/10/07   23.   marco 15:50  |  Axel 23/10/07   24.   #Anton 15:54  |  Marco 23/10/07   25.   #13 15:56  |  Marco 23/10/07   26.   Amusing Israel bashers from Germany 16:22  |  Jonathan S 23/10/07   27.   For Marco in Munich 16:35  |  Jonathan S 23/10/07   28.   # 23 marco 16:36  |  Axel 23/10/07   29.   Lieberman 00:22  |  Rivka 24/10/07

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