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Liberman: Netanyahu an immediate danger to the existence of the state
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Yisrael Beytenu chair Avigdor Liberman calls Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “an immediate danger to the existence of the state.”
The remarks from Liberman during a Channel 12 interview are the latest from the Yisrael Beytenu chairman against Netanyahu since the two had a bitter falling out years ago.
Liberman also tears into the bill presented by ultra-Orthodox lawmakers on Tuesday to enshrine the value of Torah study in a quasi-constitutional Basic Law, as a way to further cement military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men.
Liberman says the bill, which was quickly shot down by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party amid backlash, “spells the collapse of the IDF and the end of the Zionist enterprise.”
As for Communication Minister Shlomo Karhi’s proposed reforms for the media market, Liberman calls them a “takeover of the media by the state.”
The Times of Israel Community.