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Avigdor Liberman

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 7, 2026, 7:40 am
Netanyahu recalculates his election strategy amid shattered regional dreams
The prime minister hoped to head to the polls as the victor of the Middle East, but a rebuke from Trump and ultra-Orthodox crises have imposed a new political reality
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Haredi men protest the arrest of draft dodgers on June 5, 2026, at the Russian Compound in Jerusalem. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 6, 2026, 1:08 am
Hundreds of Haredi rioters try to break into Jerusalem police station, attack cops in Beit Shemesh
Riots on Shabbat, the day of rest, come days after ultra-Orthodox extremists attacked deputy chief justice’s home and held other anti-police protests over arrest of draft dodgers
By ToI Staff
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid addresses his Yesh Atid party's weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 25, 2026, 6:22 pm
Lapid takes aim at ‘disaster’ US-Iran deal, says Netanyahu failed to achieve victory
Opposition leader says it’s ‘absurd’ negotiations to end conflict did not include Israel, which must ‘maintain freedom of action’ regardless of agreement
By Sam Sokol
Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman speaks to the Knesset plenum on February 23, 2026. (Noam Moskowitz/Knesset Spokesman's Office)
May 23, 2026, 11:02 pm
Liberman slams emerging Iran deal, accuses Netanyahu of failing to win war ‘on any front’
‘Any deal with Iran is a catastrophe because it leaves ayatollahs in power,’ says former senior minister, who alleges agreement would unfreeze $110 billion in Iranian assets
By Jeremy Sharon
ToI political correspondents Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol join host Jessica Steinberg on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI)
May 10, 2026, 2:44 pm
Daily Briefing May 10: Political parties form new constellations ahead of elections
Political correspondents Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel discuss the opposition parties’ mergers and defections, and a blitz of new legislation as the Knesset goes back to work
By Jessica Steinberg, Sam Sokol and Ariela Karmel
MKs Avigdor Liberman (front right) and Gadi Eisenkot (bottom left) in the Knesset, September 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 8, 2026, 11:28 am
Eisenkot-Liberman merger would be biggest faction, could boost opposition – survey
Polls essentially unchanged since last week, with Zman showing Zionist opposition with narrow majority; Reservists’ Hendel reportedly in touch with Gantz about joint run
By ToI Staff and Tal Schneider
MKs Avigdor Liberman (front right) and Gadi Eisenkot (bottom left) in the Knesset, September 9, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 7, 2026, 5:03 pm
Amid speculation of merger, Eisenkot and Liberman say they’re ‘deepening cooperation’
Yashar and Yisrael Beytenu party heads hold meeting; Yair Golan urges Eisenkot to join either with his Democrats or Bennett and Lapid’s Together party
By Sam Sokol
Sharon Sharabi (L) and Avigdor Liberman (R) in an undated photo released May 4, 2026 (Yisrael Beytenu)
May 4, 2026, 6:10 pm
Yisrael Beytenu, said to eye merger with Eisenkot, adds hostages’ brother to ranks
Sharon Sharabi, who entered public life as a hostage deal advocate, praises ‘true right-wing leader’ Liberman, as opposition looks for ways to challenge Netanyahu’s Likud
By Ariela Karmel
Iranian pro-government demonstrators burn the US and Israeli flags during a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
April 8, 2026, 12:37 pm
Netanyahu backs Iran truce; opposition blames him for worst-ever ‘diplomatic disaster’
After Trump announces two-week ceasefire in exchange for Hormuz reopening, Lapid charges PM failed to secure Israel’s vital demands, warns strategic damage will take years to repair
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
(Clockwise from top left): The Democrats chief Yair Golan, Yesh Atid chief and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, Blue and White chief Benny Gantz and Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman hold a joint press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 28, 2026, 10:17 pm
Israeli opposition leaders rally behind government as Israel and US strike Iran
‘We are all united on the operation,’ declares Lapid; Arab-majority Hadash party calls Israel ‘full partner’ in ‘global American imperialism,’ slams opposition for backing attack
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing strikes against Iran, on February 28, 2026. (Screen capture/X)
February 28, 2026, 11:46 am
PM: Strikes meant to end ‘existential threat’; time for Iranians to cast off yoke of tyranny
Netanyahu says campaign aims to ‘create conditions’ for Iranians to change their destiny; Lapid, opposition figures offer praise, support for action
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem on February 23, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 23, 2026, 7:05 pm
Netanyahu: An attack on Israel would be ‘most serious mistake’ in Iranian history
If war with Iran comes, internal conflicts ‘will be put into deep freeze,’ Opposition Leader Yair Lapid tells Knesset during 40-signatures debate
By Sam Sokol and Lazar Berman
Ultra-Orthodox man arrested by police during riots following an assault on two female Israeli soldiers in Bnei Brak, central Israel, February 15, 2026. (Flash90)
February 16, 2026, 10:31 pm
7 suspects held for Bnei Brak attack on female soldiers sent to house arrest; rest go free
IDF rejects police claim that servicewomen attacked in Bnei Brak were in area to encourage Haredi enlistment, while anti-draft protests briefly revive near Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh
By Charlie Summers, Emanuel Fabian and Sam Sokol
Gadi Eisenkot attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 9, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 7, 2026, 8:19 am
Eisenkot accuses Netanyahu of ‘fabricated defense’ in Oct. 7 probe response
Former IDF chief asks state comptroller to allow review of full meeting minutes, accusing premier of publishing partial, misleading account of decisions made before Hamas attacks
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting following the death of minister Uri Orbach, who passed away at the age of 54. February 16, 2015. (Haim Zach/GPO)
January 20, 2026, 11:52 am
Israel is approaching elections in a new era. There aren’t many new faces
The country has undergone seismic changes over the past two-plus years, but many of the politicians vying for votes are the same ones who ran more than a decade ago
By Ben Sales
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