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Avigdor Lieberman is an 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.
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politics · Israeli politician (born 1958) · politician · chief executive officer · minister · also Avigdor Lieberman, Evet Lvovich Lieberman, Evet Lieberman, Avigdor Liberman, Evet L'vovich Liberman, Lieberman
Born 5 July 1958 · Q58311
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Israel has provided assault rifles and light weapons to crime families in Gaza, on Netanyahu's orders. The weapons are being transferred to criminals and offenders and are being directed at Israel. In my opinion, it did not pass cabinet approval. The head of the Shin Bet knows, I'm not sure the chief of staff knows. We're talking about the equivalent of Isis in Gaza.
Mubarak never agreed to come here as president. He wants to talk to us? Let him come here. He doesn
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“Israel has provided assault rifles and light weapons to crime families in Gaza, on Netanyahu's orders. The weapons are being transferred to criminals and offenders and are being directed at Israel. In my opinion, it did not pass cabinet approval. The head of the Shin Bet knows, I'm not sure the chief of staff knows. We're talking about the equivalent of Isis in Gaza.”
“Mubarak never agreed to come here as president. He wants to talk to us? Let him come here. He doesn”
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“We must make sure that every detail is upheld, otherwise we”
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“We certainly hope to see Morsi hosting official Israeli representatives soon; we want to see him giving interviews to Israeli media; we want to see him in Jerusalem as President (Shimon) Peres”
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“Even in the time of the Soviet Union, (Azerbaijan) was known to treat its Jewish community well, and there is no anti-Semitism there. We must continue strengthening our relations with Azerbaijan”
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Khaberni: Escalating Threats Against Israeli Knesset Member Avigdor Lieberman
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That in 2016 while Minister of Defense, Lieberman drafted a top-secret document in which he warned the Israeli government of the risk of a Hamas attack across the Israel-Gaza border, the assault of southern communities i
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2022).
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Career landmark: Minister of Finance (2021–2022).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2021–2021).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2020–2021).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2019–2020).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2019–2019).
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“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”
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Awarded Yakir Arad (2018).
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“You have to understand, there are no innocent people in the Gaza Strip. Everyone has a connection to Hamas. Everyone receives a salary from Hamas. Those who are trying to challenge us at the border and breach it belong to Hamas”
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2018–2019).
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Career landmark: Minister of Defense of Israel (2016–2018).
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“I will not support any peace deal that will allow the return of even one Palestinian refugee to Israel.”
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2015–2016).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2014–2015).
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Jewish Journal: Avigdor Lieberman cleared of corruption charges
Career landmark: Knesset member (2013–2014).
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel (2013–2015).
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The Forward: Avigdor Lieberman Quits Amid Corruption Charge
The Forward: Avigdor Lieberman Faces Corruption Charge
“must continue to fight Hamas just like the United States did with the Imperial Japanese during World War II. Then, too, the occupation of the country was unnecessary.”
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“must continue to fight Hamas just like the United States did with the Japanese in the second world war. Then, too, the occupation of the country was unnecessary.”
Career landmark: Knesset member (2009–2013).
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Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (2009–2012).
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel (2009–2012).
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While on the Knesset speaker's podium during its memorial for Rehavam Ze'evi, Lieberman raised the issue and said, "Mubarak never agreed to come here as president
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2006–2009).
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Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (2006–2008).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2003–2003).
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Reports stated that he told a group of ambassadors from the Former Soviet Union that if Egypt and Israel were ever to face off militarily again, that Israel could bomb the Aswan Dam
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Career landmark: Minister of Energy (2001–2002).
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Career landmark: Knesset member (2000–2003).
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And has served in numerous roles in the government, including as Minister of National Infrastructure, Minister of Transportation, and Minister of Strategic Affairs
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Lieberman formed the Yisrael Beiteinu party to create a platform for Soviet immigrants who supported a hard line in negotiations with the Palestinians
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“The vision I would like to see here is the entrenching of the Jewish and the Zionist state. I very much favor democracy, but when there is a contradiction between democratic and Jewish values, the Jewish and Zionist values are more important.”
“There are no innocent people in the Gaza Strip. Everyone has a connection to Hamas. Everyone receives a salary from Hamas. Those who are trying to challenge us at the border and breach it belong to Hamas’s military wing.”
News reports stated that Lieberman suggested the bombing of the Aswan Dam in retaliation for Egyptian support for Yasser Arafat
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Lieberman resigned from Likud after Prime Minister Netanyahu granted concessions to the Palestinians in the Wye River Memorandum, and expressed disappointment when Yisrael BaAliyah, a new immigrant party headed by Natan
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Started working with Benjamin Netanyahu
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Lieberman and his wife Ella née Tzipkin, also a Moldovan immigrant to Israel, have a daughter Michal (born 22 June 1983) and two sons, Yaakov (born 15 March 1988) and Amos (born 14 September 1990).
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Born 1958-07-05.
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