On Sunday, Lieberman's lawyer sent letters to AP, the agency's reporter Diaa Hadid and to Israel Defense editor Amir Rapaport, threatening to file suit unless apologies were issued.

The crux of the matter is the immediate urgency to carry it out ourselves, alongside the proper judgment, good faith and good intentions of Barak and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hackers' group Anonymous believed to have crashed the websites of IDF, Shin Bet and Mossad, but government denies this, claiming that an IBM computer component was responsible.

Attack follows threat by hacking group Anonymous in response to interception of Gaza flotilla; websites of IDF, Mossad and government ministries among crashed websites.

On Sunday, Lieberman's lawyer sent letters to AP, the agency's reporter Diaa Hadid and to Israel Defense editor Amir Rapaport, threatening to file suit unless apologies were issued.

The crux of the matter is the immediate urgency to carry it out ourselves, alongside the proper judgment, good faith and good intentions of Barak and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Hackers' group Anonymous believed to have crashed the websites of IDF, Shin Bet and Mossad, but government denies this, claiming that an IBM computer component was responsible.

Attack follows threat by hacking group Anonymous in response to interception of Gaza flotilla; websites of IDF, Mossad and government ministries among crashed websites.