Foreign Minister Avigdor and Prime Minister Lieberman

Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief David Horovitz and I interviewed Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday. Since then I've been asked quite frequently about my impressions of the man.

Everybody wants to know about Lieberman. What's he like, this "Russian King" as a friend called him [actually he's Moldovan]. When I posted photos of our interview on Facebook, I got comments and questions ranging from disgust [try get the stain off your hands Lady Macbeth!; ewwwww!; when is he going to be indicted?; shame you didn't barf on him; did you ask him if he really believes the bullshit coming out of his mouth or does he just like the perks? why doesn't the jpost punch people in the stomach anymore?]. "How bad is he?" another concerned friend asked.

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Roddy Frankel: Even if the silly accusation about Lieberman being a bouncer were true, so what?! There is no shame in that occupation. It takes courage in the face of violence to be a bouncer. Sounds like an admirable quality for a FM who must confront Israel's barbaric enemies.
GEORGE TORONTO: we need a pm like him in ISRAEL. only a very strong and a zionist leader can save israel !!!
Eliot Waterman, London: When will sloppy reporters like Mizroch stop perpetuating slander which they read somewhere on wikipedia? Lieberman was never a bouncer in a club in Moldavia, full stop. This is ludicrous how rumours get started and then no one cares to check the facts anymore. Finally, he is not Russian or Moldovan - he is an ethnic Jew born in the MSSR. The article is so seething with hate for Lieberman, I had to rub my eyes a number of times in disbelief. Lieberman is a sensible man, not a brute, and he speaks the truth and the language of the Middle East, which Mr Mizroch still has trouble understanding.