http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1078591.htmlEgyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said yesterday his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman is not welcome in Egypt. "His feet will not step on Egyptian soil as long as he maintains his positions," Aboul Gheit told Russia Today TV.
Lieberman sparked outrage in Egypt last year when he criticized President Hosni Mubarak in a speech at the Knesset, saying the Egyptian leader could "go to hell." Since Lieberman took office, Egypt has threatened to boycott the foreign minister and Aboul Gheit has said he will not shake his hand.
Nevertheless, Aboul Gheit said his country will still work directly with the Israeli government, just not via its Foreign Ministry. He also attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, branding it "an extremist, hard-line government whose leader speaks of war and of rejecting every agreement."
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