In visit to the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman says: “The real national camp is here — in other places, it’s just talk. The real right wing that has a course of action, has determination, and knows what it wants is here.”
In a subtle rebuke of Netanyahu’s policies, Liberman, the head of Yisrael Beytenu, says: “We didn’t give up Hebron. We’ve always voted against releasing terrorists, we demanded that Hamas be destroyed, and we voted against the disengagement [from the Gaza Strip].”
While recent polls gave Liberman’s party 4-5 seats, the foreign minister says he anticipates that the party will receive more than 10 seats. He says he sees himself as the next defense minister.
He does not comment on who he will recommend for the premiership, saying only that it would be the candidate who will advance Yisrael Beytenu’s policies.
“We made Netanyahu prime minister. We want to make sure the next government will lead toward the destruction of Hamas, and not toward a second disengagement. I will recommend myself to the president first, then we will recommend the person who commits to the laws we want to pass.”
Foreign minister and Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
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