Naharnet Newsdesk, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Monday said that that 2010 was the calmest year, but said Hamas, Hizbullah and Iran form a threat that needs to be confronted."2010 was the calmest year in terms of security threats, but we must not deceive ourselves – Hamas in the south, Hizbullah in the north and Iran in the background form a threat that needs to be confronted," Barak said during a visit to Elbeit Systems at Matam industrial park in Haifa.He criticized Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman over comments he made Sunday in which he called the Turkish prime minister a "liar.""Lieberman's comments contribute nothing and cause damage to the State of Israel. I understand the role of the foreign minister quite differently," he said.
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