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Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. (Al-Jazeera) Last update - 19:42 15/04/2008 Livni accuses MK Tibi of trying to sabotage two-state solution By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service Tags: Qatar, Avigdor Lieberman  Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Tuesday accused Israeli Arab MK Ahmed Tibi of trying to sabotage long-running diplomatic efforts devoted to bringing about the two-state solution. "Tibi's problem is beyond what happened in Doha. It's highly unfortunate, in light of the fact that he served once as Yassir Arafat's adviser, and that on the eve of the Annapolis Conference he worked together with the Palestinians to undermine the conference," Livni told Haaretz shortly before leaving Qatar on Tuesday. The foreign minister added that Tibi's standings "threaten the principle of the two-state solution." Advertisement "Tibi can continue to be a citizen with equal rights in Israel, but if a Palestinian state is founded, it will be a solution for the national aspirations of the Palestinian people. "Whoever remains in Israel after that point can remain a member of a minority with equal rights," Livni added. At Livni's visit to the Doha Conference on democracy, Tibi said that "Israel discriminates against Arab citizens and has established an apartheid state in the occupied territories where Arabs have different roads and different laws. How can you speak of democracy when you speak of a Jewish state?" Liberman: Hitler was also elected democratically Arguing that Adolf Hitler too was elected democratically, Yisrael Beiteinu head MK Avigdor Lieberman called for the dismissal of Tibi from his position as deputy Knesset speaker after Tibi told Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, during her diplomatic visit to Qatar, that Israel is an "apartheid state." "Any parliament that respects itself would not let this happen. Tibi is using the international forum to hurt Israel's name and status," the right-wing party leader said. When Lieberman was told that Tibi was elected by the Knesset democratically, he answered that "Hamas were also chosen democratically and so was Hitler." Lieberman added that "this is not about democracy. We are more like the Republic of Weimar than a democracy." Related articles: Following Israel boycott, Al-Jazeera agrees to discuss coverage of Mideast conflict Qatar's emir urges Israel to lift 'crippling' blockade on Gaza Lieberman blasts Arab MKs, pulls party out of government Bookmark to del.icio.us   Never forget Peres, at Warsaw uprising memorial: Israel will avenge Holocaust through peace. Return to Haifa Provocative new play evokes sympathy for both Jews and Palestinians   1.   Arab Mk Hatred of Israel 12:23  |  Ken 15/04/08   2.   Lieverman forgets what being human ... 12:32  |  Edith 15/04/08   3.   Awesome Lieberman 12:39  |  Khaled 15/04/08   4.   Lieberman is jealous 12:46  |  Stephen of New York 15/04/08   5.   Question for Lieberman 13:00  |  Natallie Durson 15/04/08   6.   So if I have to believe Lieberman ... 13:12  |  Edith 15/04/08   7.   Israel is an apatthied state 13:14  |  SJ 15/04/08   8.   Do not trust them. 14:01  |  Jean Van Daem 15/04/08   9.   Lieberman needs attention 14:06  |  Ivan 15/04/08   10.   Hitler was elected democratically 14:13  |  Chris 15/04/08   11.   A racist immigrant lieberman was elected democratically too. 14:15  |  Anton Siniora 15/04/08   12.   In apartheid State Tibi would never have been a MK 14:23  |  Jo 15/04/08   13.   No thank IDF for "Israel`s name and status" 14:23  |  Tupac 15/04/08   14.   Ahmed Tibi should move to Gaza 14:26  |  LM 15/04/08   15.   Elections 14:32  |  Sherlock Holmes 15/04/08   16.   The Extreme Left in Israel gets away with treason 14:51  |  Shalom Freedman 15/04/08   17.   jews, christians, muslims 15:02  |  ANUAR AL SADAT 15/04/08   18.   Lieberman, too, was elected democratically 15:15  |  W 15/04/08   19.   Tibi would be jailed for treason 15:18  |  peter 15/04/08   20.   Question for Natallie Durson 15:29  |  Antony 15/04/08   21.   Ivan everyone who has an opinion needs atention? 15:41  |  Antony 15/04/08   22.   Haaretz ommission: Tibi was registered as.. 15:41  |  Bob 15/04/08   23.   Lieberman is right 16:05  |  Frank 15/04/08   24.   Tibi shouldn`t move to Gaza,he should be removed to Gaza 16:19  |  YSL 15/04/08   25.   Lieberman comparing Tibi with Hitler = Lieberman playing..... 16:33  |  Swiss (Dino) 15/04/08   26.   Lieberman Making Tibi`s Case 16:39  |  Mark of Lewiston 15/04/08   27.   Facts About The True Apartheid. 16:40  |  Robert Blum 15/04/08   28.   Lieberman represents the obscure side of the Jewish soul 16:43  |  kaled 15/04/08   29.   To SJ, Check how far Tibi`s family tree is please. 16:49  |  Jos 15/04/08   30.   Ya, Lieberman too was democratically elected... 17:32  |  Esther 15/04/08   31.   RE FACTS about the TRUE apartheid 17:49  |  robert blum lies 15/04/08   32.   Mark of Lewiston, how`s that again? 17:52  |  peter 15/04/08   33.   32 Peter of Montreal 18:37  |  Mark of Lewiston 15/04/08   34.   Answer to Natalie Durson 18:43  |  Gene 15/04/08   35.   Tibi is a fraud 18:48  |  Ariel 15/04/08   36.   Mark of Lewiston- you best read his platform 18:59  |  peter 15/04/08   37.   Put Tibi to the test 19:17  |  Jordan 15/04/08   38.   To SJ 19:24  |  Gene 15/04/08   39.   #3 Khaled 19:29  |  Boycott 15/04/08   40.   Lieberman a Russian racist thug who does not belong there! 19:41  |  Samuel 15/04/08   41.   Tibi is right. Israel must be democracy for all its citizens! 19:43  |  Khalifa 15/04/08   42.   Lieberman is not a Jew. Real Jews are very caring and accepting.. 19:44  |  Mahmood 15/04/08   43.   South Africa is changing why not Israel. 19:45  |  fab 15/04/08   44.   Jews are treated better than Arabs in Morocco. Go see... 19:45  |  Shlooh 15/04/08   45.   Tibi is wrong and Israel must be democracy for all its citizens 20:01  |  Israeli 15/04/08   46.   Livni = queen of hypocrisy 20:20  |  Sylvie 15/04/08   47.   Tibi cannot help it - His entire purpose is our destruction! 20:24  |  Its Time for Feiglin 15/04/08   48.   Sylvie`s hypocracy 21:03  |  peter 15/04/08   49.   Israel: Free Country 21:03  |  Bob MacBride 15/04/08   50.   No Lieberman is your average typical Jew 21:10  |  El-Birawi 15/04/08   51.   to 41, the democracy question 21:14  |  Jordan 15/04/08   52.   Settlers did not leave enough space for a Palestinian state! 21:20  |  Tutu 15/04/08   53.   Peter - this is hair splitting 23:19  |  Sylvie 15/04/08   54.   #48 Peter 23:58  |  rav chisda 15/04/08   55.   Peter wabbit lies again 00:01  |  Labhras 16/04/08   56.   ## 41 Khalifa - democracy to all its citizens 00:04  |  ANUAR AL SADAT 16/04/08   57.   #53- Sylvie obfuscates 00:53  |  peter 16/04/08   58.   Khalifa#41 - Israel is as close to democracy as it gets in the ME 01:23  |  William 16/04/08   59.   There is no better way to prove that MK Tibi is right 10:30  |  Kris Lazar 16/04/08   60.   Apartheid? 11:41  |  nina 16/04/08   61.   #54 chisda`s revisionism 15:53  |  peter 16/04/08   62.   #55 Irish rubbernecker belches 16:07  |  peter 16/04/08   63.   Mr. `Lebensraum` Lieberman`s Hypocrisy 22:40  |  A. Magnus 16/04/08

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