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Topic: Avigdor Liberman legal problems

May 2, 2013
6:03 pm

Danny Ayalon (right) and Avigdor Liberman in court Thursday. The two men, once close allies, did not speak (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/POOL/Flash90)

Liberman-Ayalon court clash shows no love lost between former allies

In a scene with Shakespearean qualities, Danny Ayalon and his former patron at the Foreign Ministry, Avigdor Liberman, face off with Liberman’s political life in the balance

By Matti Friedman

April 25, 2013
10:40 am

Former Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman makes his way to Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on April 25 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Evidence phase begins in Liberman trial

Prosecution seeks to declare Ze’ev Ben Aryeh a hostile witness; former ambassador’s tip-off to his boss led to indictment

By Times of Israel staff

March 18, 2013
6:39 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky/Flash90)

Benjamin Netanyahu, large and in charge

Pundits suggest PM is weaker and more hawkish than in the past, but a closer look shows an unassailable leader who preserved some space for political maneuvering

By Haviv Rettig Gur

February 17, 2013
3:11 pm

Former foreign minister Avigdor Liberman makes his way to Jerusalem Magistrate's Court Sunday February 17, 2013, to begin his trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Liberman denies all charges in brief court session

Ex-foreign minister pleads not guilty to fraud and breach of trust; further hearings scheduled until May

By Times of Israel staff

February 17, 2013
6:56 am

Former foreign minister Avigdor Liberman (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Liberman set to stand trial Sunday, battle for his career

Former FM’s once-deputy Danny Ayalon is the state’s key witness in bid to win conviction on fraud and breach of trust charges

By Times of Israel staff

February 16, 2013
2:43 pm

Former deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)

Ayalon says Liberman unfit to be foreign minister

Former deputy FM, left off of Yisrael Beytenu’s Knesset list, claims party head failed to gain confidence of global community

By Yoel Goldman

January 29, 2013
2:01 am

Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman, January 2013. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)

Liberman trial set for next month

Ex-foreign minister to face a three-judge panel for fraud and breach of trust charges

January 4, 2013
4:52 pm

Yair Shamir speaks during a conference of the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) in Jerusalem on October 31, 2012. (photo credit: Oren Nahshon/Flash90)

Liberman’s No. 2 Shamir: If he’s convicted, my party leader must leave politics

Rookie politician says public servants who’ve faltered should make way for those who haven’t; accuses Netanyahu of flip-flopping on Palestinian state

By Ron Friedman

December 28, 2012
12:53 pm

Feeling good about the elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a drink with students in Beersheba (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

Guess who’s coming to testify

Danny Ayalon didn’t make Yisrael Beytenu’s Knesset list, but he’s on another slate: the State’s witness list

By Yossi Nachemi

December 26, 2012
3:30 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Avigdor Liberman at Likud-Beytenu's election kickoff in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Dec. 25 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

New medicines but all the same ailments

Liberman has a late-night meeting with police, new drugs are on their way and Israel Hayom takes a swipe at a rival

By Yossi Nachemi

December 25, 2012
11:42 pm

Avigdor Liberman surrounded by reporters in Jerusalem, December 16 (photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky/Flash90)

With fresh evidence in hand, police grill Liberman, again

Bribery suspicions could spell more serious indictment against former FM, who may be forced to face off with one-time deputy Ayalon in an interrogation room

By Greg Tepper and Ron Friedman and Asher Zeiger

December 25, 2012
7:52 am

Former foreign minister Avigdor Liberman and Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Liberman’s former deputy denies testifying in breach of trust case

Police claim that ex-FM’s sacked No.2, Danny Ayalon, provided new evidence regarding controversial envoy’s appointment

By Ron Friedman and Asher Zeiger

December 24, 2012
11:12 pm

Former foreign minister Avigdor Liberman and Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Ousted deputy’s testimony may land Liberman in hot water

New evidence in ‘ambassador affair’ case comes from none other than former FM’s sacked No.2, Danny Ayalon

By Ron Friedman

December 24, 2012
1:23 pm

Avigdor Liberman surrounded by reporters in Jerusalem, December 16 (photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky/Flash90)

Separation anxiety

The prosecution and press are having difficulty letting go of the Liberman case; papers investigate Temple Mount trash, and Shas and Likud are engaged in a lovers’ quarrel

By Ron Friedman

December 18, 2012
2:06 pm

Avigdor Liberman outside his home in the settlement of Nokdim (photo credit: Oren Nahshon/Flash90)

Liberman indictment postponed

Official charges to be presented within a few days, Attorney General’s Office says

By Gabe Fisher and Times of Israel staff

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