国际英语新闻：Netanyahu ired over FM's remarks at UN

JERUSALEM, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is outraged over statements made by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in a speech he delivered Tuesday at the United Nations.

Lieberman told delegates to the UN General Assembly in New York that a final peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians must be based on the swapping of territory and populations.

According to Lieberman's controversial plan, which is part of the official platform of his ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party, part of Israel's Arab population would be moved and become part of a future Palestinian state.

In return, Israel would evacuate some Jewish settlements in the West Bank while maintaining its sovereignty over others.

It was the first time that Lieberman voiced his plan in an international forum.

Officials at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem criticized Lieberman's remarks, emphasizing they were not coordinated with the prime minister.

"The prime minister is the one who is conducting the political negotiations and is speaking on behalf of the State of Israel," read an official statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday.