Although fireworks were expected during Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s first appearance in his current role before the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, the almost full roster of committee members maintained decorum on Tuesday as he pushed an agenda to re-market Israel. Lieberman told the MKs that world public opinion was Israel’s No. 1 foreign policy problem during the meeting, which was one of a few rare instances in which the usually secretive panel held an open-door and televised session. Lieberman discussed his ministry’s budget, and said that limited resources were hampering Israel’s efforts in the international arena.
