Liberman and Ya’alon to meet for ‘orderly handover’

31 May 2016, 4:59 pm

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Former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon agrees to hold a handover meeting with his successor Avigdor Liberman, who began the job today.

Liberman called Ya’alon on Tuesday, requesting to “convene an orderly handover meeting,” according to a Defense Ministry statement, which says that Ya’alon agreed to attend.

The date of the meeting was not immediately announced.

Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks with Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon during a session in the Knesset, June 2009 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90) — Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks with Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon during a session in the Knesset, June 2009 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The call came weeks after Ya’alon quit his Defense Ministry and Knesset posts, accusing the country’s leadership of having lost its way, after weeks of a public spat with Benjamin Netanyahu and amid reports that Liberman would soon be given the position as part of a coalition-expanding agreement.