Israel’s foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has been in the news a great deal recently. He has proved to be an outspoken and a divisive figure during his time in Israeli politics. Besides his public persona which has become better known in recent times, not a great deal is known about Avigdor Lieberman. I wish to [...]
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The recent escalation in rhetoric on both sides of the Israeli-Syrian border has, once again, raised the profile of the relationship between the two countries. Defence Minister Ehud Barak told a gathering of senior IDF officers last week that, in the absence of a peace deal, Israel could find itself at war with Syria. Syrian [...]
Categories: Arab World, Avigdor Lieberman, Ehud Barak, Golan Heights, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Peace Process, Syria, Turkey |
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“We are not looking for confrontation. We are looking for a positive way to continue normal life, also in Judea and Samaria.”
In a series of recent radio interviews, Israel’s foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, conceded that there is a de facto settlement freeze because Israel does not want to hinder the peace process. He also said [...]
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Foreign Minister and Yisrael Beiteinu MK Avigdor Lieberman is in South America this week on a tour aimed at cutting ties between friendly South American countries and Iran. Israel recently pointed fingers at both Venezuela and Bolivia, accusing the countries of supplying Iran with uranium.
Lieberman will makes stops in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Columbia. Both [...]
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Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, the infamous, outspoken MK of Yisrael Beiteinu, met with high ranking Russian officials this week. Lieberman, a native Russian speaker, met with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, President Dmitry Medvedev, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
These high profile meetings were reported as light hearted with a goal of “strengthening Russian-Israeli relations and [...]
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US Special Envoy to the Middle East George Michell met with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday to discuss the future of Israeli policy and peace strategies. He made an emphasis that the US still supports a two state solution.
I never heard Lieberman say anything against a two state solution, he actually supports it. [...]
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The world still thinks Bibi and Lieberman are bad. Israelis voted for them though. It seems that people only like democracy when they agree with the winner. Here is a news roundup for the new government.
Jerusalem Post:
Europe, US urge Netanyahu to work towards two-state solution Merkel, Brown call Netanyahu and urge movement [...]
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Some people think Yisrael Beiteinu party chair Avigdor Lieberman will end up on the wrong end of a criminal investigation. In case that happens, the top two parties in the majority coalition are fighting who will take over the Foreign Minister spot.
Likud says it goes to them. Yisrael Beiteinu says that if they [...]
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The Obama campaign in the United States focused on one word: Change. Obama touted a message of change from the old policies of Bush to the new opportunities and hopes of a new administration. While change took place, the national landscape looks pretty much the same.
Israel should brace itself, because real, dramatic change [...]
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From Anthony Reich
The general election held earlier this week in Israel to the 18th Knesset has produced a king maker in the name of Avigdor Lieberman. Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel is our home) party won 15 seats. With the deadlock between the two leading parties, Kadima (28 seats) and Likud [...]
Categories: Avigdor Lieberman, Judaism, Yisrael Beiteinu, Zionism |
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