Analysis: It’s not working with Netanyahu. Can Biden find a better Israeli partner for peace?
Some say Avigdor Lieberman — a strong contender for the next prime minister of Israel — could be a better ally for Biden
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After three elections in less than a year changed neither Israel’s prime minister or the generally conservative and religious makeup of its government, Israeli voters head back to the ballot box on Tuesday for yet another referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership. This time, Netanyahu’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic will be a central issue, and…
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Fast Forward Third Israeli Elections Likely As Liberman Slams Netanyahu And Gantz
Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Liberman announced Wednesday that his party would refuse to join a governing coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or a minority government chaired opposition leader Benny Gantz, likely ensuring that a third round of elections will be held next March. “There is no chance. We will not join either…
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Fast Forward Some IDF Cadets Listen To Rabbis Over Commanders, Former Defense Minister Says
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Religious pre-military academies are creating “private militias” that listen to their rabbis over their military commanders, Avigdor Liberman charged. Liberman, head of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party and formerly defense minister, made the statement during an address at the annual Herzliya policy conference. “We can’t throw out the baby with the bathwater….
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Fast Forward Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman Resigns Over Gaza Ceasefire
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Avigdor Liberman resigned as defense minister of Israel on Wednesday over a cease-fire with Palestinian terrorist groups — a move that could trigger new elections. Liberman said the decision to agree to a cease-fire, which followed 25 hours of bombings into southern Israel from Gaza, was “a capitulation to terror.” He announced his…
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The Schmooze Israeli Defense Minister Lifts Muslim Woman’s Skirt To ‘Fight Terrorists’ In Apparent Parody
In what seems to be an attempted parody of a scene from Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Who Is America,” Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman partners with krav maga instructor Matan Gavish to “fight terroristim” with techniques including lifting women’s burqas to take pictures. In what Israel’s Association of Rape Crisis Centres director has called a depiction…
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Fast Forward Israel Will Have To Pay ‘A Price’ For U.S. Embassy Move, Liberman Admits
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said that Israel will have to pay “a price” for the U.S. decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “There is no free lunch,” Liberman told Israel Channel 2’s Saturday night program “Meet the Press.” He added that “the opening of the U.S. Embassy…
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Fast Forward New Israeli Law Allows Netanyahu And Lieberman To Declare War
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Parliament passed a law that would allow the country’s prime minister and defense minister to declare war. The law passed Monday evening, an amendment to the country’s Basic Law, transfers authority from the government to the smaller Security Cabinet to launch military operations and declare war. It passed by a vote…
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