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From the Liveblog of Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Meretz leader accuses Liberman of being an Azerbaijani agent

17 February 2016, 5:08 pm

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Meretz leader Zehava Galon accuses Yisrael Beytenu counterpart Avigdor Liberman of being an Azerbaijani government agent, during a debate in the Knesset.

Zahava Galon during a Knesset meeting (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The outburst comes during a discussion of a law which would classify foreign-government funded groups as foreign agents.

Then foreign minister Avigdor Liberman arrives for a cabinet meeting, at the PM's office in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2015. (Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/POOL) — Then foreign minister Avigdor Liberman arrives for a cabinet meeting, at the PM’s office in Jerusalem, on April 19, 2015. (Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/POOL)

“You are foreign agents of the civilians — the Azerbaijani government in Israel,” she says. “You all are getting financial benefits from them.”

Liberman shoots back that Galon was investigated for taking tens of thousands of dollars.

“Zehava Galon organized a conference in Tiberias and got 60,000 euros for it, but the conference never happened,” he says.

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