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Avigdor Liberman was born in 1958 in Moldova , and emigrated to Israel in 1978 . In Israel he served in the Israel Defense Force , and received a BA in International Relations and Political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . From 1983 to 1988 Liberman helped found of the Zionist Forum for Soviet Jewry , and was a member of the Board of the Jerusalem Economic Corporation and the Secretary of the Jerusalem branch of the Histadrut Ovdim Le'umit ("National Workers' Union"). From 1993 to 1996 he served as Director-General of the Likud party, and from 1996 to 1997 was Director-General of the Prime Minister's office. In 1999 , he founded and led the Yisrael Beiteinu political party, and was the editor of the newspaper Yoman Yisraeli . Lieberman was elected to the Knesset in 1999, and served as Chairman of the Israel-Moldova Parliamentary Friendship League . In March 2001 , Liberman was appointed as Israel's Minister of National Infrastructures, but resigned the post in March 2002 . In February 2003 he was appointed Minister of Transportation. Lieberman stongly opposed Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2004 , and instead in late May of 2004 proposed a plan in which the populations and territories of Jews and Arabs , including Israeli Arabs , would be "separated". According to the plan, only those Israeli Arabs who felt "a connection with the State of Israel" and were "completely loyal to it" would be allowed to remain. [1] On May 30 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon condemned Liberman's statements, stating "We regard [Israeli Arabs] as part of the State of Israel"; on June 4 , 2004 Sharon dismissed Liberman from the cabinet. Lieberman is married, with three children.1
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Avigdor Lieberman ( (audio) , Russian: Авигдор (Эве́т Львович) Либерман , born 5 June 1958 as Evet Lieberman ) is a Soviet -born Israeli politician.He is currently Member of the Knesset , Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Israel .He is the founder and leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, whose electoral base are the immigrants from the former Soviet Union .A polarizing figure within Israeli politics, Lieberman is quoted as saying, "I've always been controversial because I offer new ideas.He proposed that Israel's citizens should sign a loyalty oath or lose their right to vote .Lieberman first entered the Knesset in 1999, and has since served in numerous roles in the government , including as Minister of National Infrastructure , Minister of Transportation , Minister of Strategic Affairs , Deputy Prime Minister , and Foreign Affairs Minister .
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member of the Knesset Avigdor Lieberman ( , , (audio) ; born Evet Lvovich Liberman , Russian: Эве́т Льво́вич Ли́берман , 5 June 1958) is a Soviet-born Israeli politician who served as Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2012, and again from 2013 to 2015.He also served as member of the Knesset and as Deputy Prime Minister of Israel .Lieberman's first term as Foreign Minister began in 2009 and ended with his resignation in December 2012, due to an investigation in which he was charged with fraud and breach of trust. He is the founder and leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, whose electoral base are the immigrants from the former Soviet Union . Following Lieberman's resignation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped in and served as acting Foreign Minister for the duration of Lieberman's trial.Lieberman's trial ended with an acquittal on 6 November 2013, and he resumed his post as Foreign Minister on 11 November 2013.He announced his resignation as foreign minister on 4 May 2015 and that his party would not join the new coalition. Lieberman first entered the Knesset in 1999, and has since served in numerous roles in the government , including as Minister of National Infrastructure , Minister of Transportation , Minister of Strategic Affairs , Deputy Prime Minister , and Foreign Affairs Minister . "How many seats did the Russians give Lieberman" (in Hebrew). politico.co.il. 16 February 2009.Elie Leshem ; Haviv Rettig Gur (6 November 2013).The Times of Israel .Among his complaints on the direction of the new coalition, Liberman accused Netanyahu of "zigzagging," and lamented that the new government was not committed to eradicating Hamas in Gaza or building new housing units in Jewish settlements.
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Israeli politician member of the Knesset Avigdor Lieberman ( , , (audio) , Russian: Эве́т Льво́вич Ли́берман , , 5 July 1958) is a Soviet-born Israeli politician who served as the Defense Minister of Israel from 2016 to 2018; on 14 November 2018, he resigned because of a ceasefire in Gaza which he characterized as "surrendering to terror." He served as Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2012, and again from 2013 to 2015. He has also served as member of the Knesset and as Deputy Prime Minister of Israel . He is the founder and leader of the secular nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party, whose electoral base has initially consisted overwhelmingly of Russian-speaking immigrants from the former Soviet Union , but later attracted broader support.Lieberman has stated his opposition to forming a coalition with religious parties and refused to join Benjamin Netanyahu 's coalition in April 2019.As a result of the arrival in Israel during the 1990s of about one million Russian-speaking immigrants, Yisrael Beiteinu has regularly played the "king-maker" role in Israel's coalition governments.Lieberman entered the Knesset in 1999, and has served in numerous roles in the government , including as Minister of National Infrastructure , Minister of Transportation , Minister of Strategic Affairs , Deputy Prime Minister , Foreign Affairs Minister , and Minister of Defense ."Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced his resignation from his position at a meeting of the Yisrael Beytenu faction meeting at Knesset Wednesday" . 14 November 2018 .
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Israeli politician Avigdor Lieberman ( , (audio) ; born 5 June 1958) is a Soviet-born Israeli politician who served as Minister of Finance between 2021 and 2022, having previously served twice as Deputy Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2008 and 2009 to 2012. Lieberman entered the Knesset in 1999, and has served in numerous roles in the government , including as Minister of National Infrastructure , Minister of Transportation , and Minister of Strategic Affairs . He served under Netanyahu as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2012 and 2013 to 2015 and as Minister of Defense from 2016 to 2018. On 14 November 2018, he resigned as Defense Minister because of a ceasefire in Gaza which he characterized as "surrendering to terror." He is the founder and leader of the secular nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party, whose electoral base initially consisted overwhelmingly of Russian-speaking immigrants from the former Soviet Union , but later attracted broader support. Lieberman has stated his opposition to forming a coalition with religious parties and refused to join Benjamin Netanyahu 's coalition in April 2019. As a result of the arrival in Israel during the 1990s of about one million Russian-speaking immigrants, Yisrael Beiteinu has regularly played the "king-maker" role in Israel's coalition governments. He was replaced in the Knesset by Elina Bardach-Yalov when he became the Finance minister."Семья Либерман: долгая дорога домой" . avigdorliberman.info . "Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced his resignation from his position at a meeting of the Yisrael Beytenu faction meeting at Knesset Wednesday" . 14 November 2018 .
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Israeli politician (born 1958) Avigdor Lieberman ( Hebrew : אביגדור ליברמן , romanized : Avigdor Liberman , IPA: [aviɡˈdor ˈliberman] (audio) ; born 5 June 1958) is a Soviet-born Israeli politician who served as Minister of Finance between 2021 and 2022, having previously served twice as Deputy Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2008 and 2009 to 2012.Born and raised in Soviet Moldova , Lieberman immigrated to Israel with his family in 1978. He entered the Knesset in 1999, and has served in numerous roles in the government , including as Minister of National Infrastructure , Minister of Transportation , and Minister of Strategic Affairs . He served under Netanyahu as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2012 and 2013 to 2015 and as Minister of Defense from 2016 to 2018. On 14 November 2018, he resigned as Defense Minister because of a ceasefire in Gaza which he characterized as "surrendering to terror." He is the founder and leader of the secular nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party, whose electoral base initially consisted overwhelmingly of Russian-speaking immigrants from the former Soviet Union , but later attracted broader support. Lieberman has stated his opposition to forming a coalition with religious parties and refused to join Benjamin Netanyahu 's coalition in April 2019. As a result of the arrival in Israel during the 1990s of about one million Russian-speaking immigrants, Yisrael Beiteinu has regularly played the "king-maker" role in Israel's coalition governments. He was replaced in the Knesset by Elina Bardach-Yalov when he became the finance minister. Lieberman is a polarizing figure in Israeli politics due to his hardliner positions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.His name is associated with the 2004 Lieberman Plan , which advocates land swaps between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and the barring of Arab Israelis from Israeli citizenship unless they swear a loyalty oath to Israel.While this has been decried as discriminatory, this however makes him unique among right-wing Israeli figures in that he is not categorically opposed to any form of two-state solution and even ready to cede land from the pre-1967 borders .He is nonetheless also known for rhetoric considered violent and hawkish in times of military escalation.During the 2018–2019 Gaza border protests and the Gaza war , he iterated that there are "no innocents in Gaza". "Семья Либерман: долгая дорога домой" . avigdorliberman.info . "Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced his resignation from his position at a meeting of the Yisrael Beytenu faction meeting at Knesset Wednesday" . 14 November 2018 . The Telegraph . 12 February 2009 ."אין חפים מפשע בעזה" ( Tweet ) – via X (formerly Twitter) .
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