In its first election in , the party won four seats in Israel's parliament, the Knesset. From to , Mr Lieberman served as national infrastructure minister, and from to he was transport minister. But in , he was sacked after opposing then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, which went ahead in Mr Lieberman became a major player in Israeli politics in , when his party won 11 seats.
This paved the way for him to become deputy prime minister and minister of strategic affairs under Ehud Olmert's coalition, which was led by the Kadima party. In the elections, Mr Lieberman led Yisrael Beiteinu to third place. With 15 seats under his control he became "kingmaker". He blocked efforts by the largest party, Kadima, to form a coalition government and instead declared his support for Likud. In return, Mr Lieberman was given the powerful post of foreign minister by Mr Netanyahu.
As Israel's top diplomat, Mr Lieberman's hardline policies, blunt invective and disregard for political correctness raised concern domestically and internationally. He angered Israeli Arabs by campaigning in for an oath of allegiance to be a requirement for non-Jews taking Israeli citizenship.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in Israel on Friday, warning against the banned munitions being used again. At a news conference in Tel Aviv, Mattis also said that in recent days the Syrian Air Force has dispersed its combat aircraft Opinion polls show Likud and Blue and White in a tight race.
If this indeed is the end of the road for Netanyahu, it would carry no small degree of irony that Lieberman was the one to finally push him out. He then embarked on a political career of his own as a nationalist hard-liner and champion of fellow former Soviet Union immigrants. Lieberman resigned as defense minister in because Netanyahu kept blocking his plans to strike hard against Gaza militants.
He stuck to his guns after the September vote as well and helped prevent Netanyahu from securing the parliamentary immunity he sought to avoid an embarrassing trial. With another deadlock looming, Lieberman leaves observers pondering what he ultimately hopes to achieve. The state and National Infrastructure Minister Avigdor Lieberman have reached a plea bargain on Lieberman's indictment for assaulting a minor.
Under the deal, presented by both sides to the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court yesterday, Lieberman admitted to assaulting a year-old boy from the settlement of Tekoa and bruising and threatening another boy who allegedly hit Lieberman's son.
A storm erupted in the Knesset plenum, following Transport Minister Avigdor Lieberman's reported proposal to provide buses to take the Palestinian prisoners that Israel releases to a place "whence they will not return". Transportation Minister Avigdor Lieberman has presented Russian officials with his plan to separate Jews from Arabs, which involves exiling Israeli Arabs deemed disloyal to the state.
The plan is based on the idea of separating the populations and territories of Jews and Arabs, including Israeli Arabs. Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman yesterday lashed out at Israeli Arab political parties and said he hoped Arab Knesset members would be executed.
During a Knesset plenum debate, Lieberman said Arab MKs who meet with Hamas leaders "are cooperating with the enemy" and must stand trial. His remarks were made in reference to Mubarak's refusal to make an official state visit to Israel. The Egyptian leader's sole trip to his country's neighbor to the east was for the funeral of slain prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.
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