Tag: Avigdor Lieberman
Netanyahu may appoint Bennett as defense minister to avoid early elections
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s decision to resign on Wednesday has rattled the political system, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looking at ways to preserve the coalition’s stability.
Lieberman announced Wednesday that he was resigning his position as...
Is the situation with Gaza ‘the problem from hell?’
Avigdor Lieberman announced that he was stepping down as defense minister on Wednesday in protest of what he called the government’s “capitulation to terror.” His decision came after the security cabinet decided to pursue...
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns over opposition to Gaza ceasefire
Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman abruptly resigned his post and removed his Yisrael Beytenu Party from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition less than a day after Israel reportedly agreed to a ceasefire...
Israel approves building 31 new homes in Hebron
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday approved a plan to build a new housing complex for the Jewish community of Hebron, the first major building project in the city in two decades.
“A new Jewish...
Israeli border crossing with Syria to reopen for UN staff
Israel Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Thursday during a visit to the Israel-Syria border that his only interest is “keeping Israel safe.”
Speaking with reporters near the Quneitra border crossing, he said: “I...
IDF ground forces to acquire more precise rocket firepower
A recent deal for the purchase of hundreds of millions of shekels worth of guided rockets for the Israel Defense Forces is a forward-looking step that takes into account future battlefield needs, a military...
Israeli defense minister: Any truce with Hamas must include return of Jewish captives
Any ceasefire deal with Hamas must include the return of the two Israeli captives and the bodies of two Israeli soldiers held by the terrorist group ruling the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman...
Israel assigns task force to enforce new law aiming to slash PA terror payments
A new task force to track the payments the Palestinian Authority makes to convicted terrorists and their families was established by Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday, just one day after the Knesset passed...
Defense minister: Iran’s nuclear defiance is a sign of panic
The decision by the United States to exit the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and the subsequent decision by several large conglomerates to nix contracts with the Islamic republic has the ayatollahs’ regime in...
Defense Minister Lieberman offers strong words but little action on Palestinian salaries to terrorists
One of the pressing legislative issues that the Knesset will address in its summer session, that opened on April 30, is penalizing the Palestinian Authority (PA) for its nefarious practice of paying salaries to terrorists and...