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Avigdor Lieberman

Israel Bans Entry of Fuel and Gas into Besieged Gaza Strip
Israel has blocked the supply of fuel and gas to the besieged Gaza Strip. Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman ordered the halt in fuel shipments via the partially sealed off Karam Abu Salem commercial border crossing. The […]

Lieberman Tells Gaza: Overthrow Hamas to Become ‘Singapore of Middle East’
Israel’s Defence Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has issued a video calling on Palestinians in Gaza to overthrow Hamas in order to turn “the refugee camps into the Singapore of the Middle East”. The video, which was […]

Lieberman Calls to Shut Down Israeli Embassy in Ireland
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman called to shut down the Israeli embassy in the Irish capital Dublin, Thursday, in response to the Irish Senate’s decision to boycott Israeli settlements products. Lieberman tweeted: “It is pointless […]

Jewish Party Vows to Quit Israeli Government over Army Bill
United Torah Judaism (UTJ), a right-wing Jewish religious party, has vowed to withdraw from Israel’s governing coalition if the Knesset approves a draft law on compulsory military service, reports Anadolu Agency. The Israeli Broadcasting Corp. reported […]

Israel Begins Building Marine Barrier along Gaza Border
Israel has begun working on an ocean barrier aimed at preventing Palestinians in Gaza from infiltrating its territory, the Israeli defense ministry has said. The barrier, which consists of fortified breakwater topped with barbed wire, […]

Israeli Top Court Upholds Use of Live Fire in Gaza
Israel’s Supreme Court has unanimously rejected two petitions brought by human rights groups demanding Israel’s army to stop using snipers and live ammunition against unarmed Palestinian protests in the Gaza Strip. #Israel's highest court rejects […]

Israel Announces Plans for 2,500 Homes in Occupied West Bank
Israel says it plans to build 2,500 new settler homes in the West Bank in violation of a 2016 UNSC resolution. It comes just days after the Israeli Army killed dozens of Palestinians protesting the […]

Israel to Push for US Recognition of Occupied Golan Heights
Israel’s intelligence minister has said US recognition of its sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights is at the top of the agenda in its diplomatic talks with its closest ally. Israel Katz told the Reuters […]

Bullets First and Aid Later is a Perverse Israeli Tactic
By Ramona Wadi Predictably, Israel has attempted to play the humanitarian card after inflicting severe injuries upon thousands of Palestinians, many of whom will remain scarred for life; at least 111 men, women, and children […]

Lieberman on Palestinian Scientist Killed in Malaysia: ‘He Was Not a Saint’
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman suggested on Sunday that the assassination at close range of Hamas engineer Fadi al-Batash in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, over the weekend may have been “the result of a […]

The International Federation of Journalists Accuses Israel of ‘Cover-up’
The International Federation of Journalists’ secretary general accused Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman yesterday of cover-up. International Federation of Journalists says Yasser Murtaja's death could be a war crime #IFJ #Palestine #Israel #YasserMurtaja https://t.co/lW2Zcp81yh pic.twitter.com/78hDzLne6W — Morning […]

Israeli Defence Minister Lieberman: No Innocent Civilians in Gaza
No Palestinians taking part in the Great March of Return are “innocent”, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday, referring to the protesters as “Hamas members”. “In the march of terror there were no innocent […]

Lieberman Rejects Calls for Investigation, Says Israeli Soldiers ‘Deserve Medals’ for Killing Gazans
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday, that Israel will not hold any investigation, or cooperate with international inquiries, into the excessive use force against unarmed protesters in Gaza last Friday, leading to the […]

Lieberman Wants to Invade Lebanon to ‘End the War’
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened to carry out ground invasion in Lebanon and push Beirut residents to live in shelters, Arab48 reported yesterday. During a speech at the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies […]

Lieberman Calls on Hamas to Deal with Israel over Captured Soldiers (VIDEO)
Hamas must reach a “final agreement” with Israel over the issue of the Israeli soldiers who have been held by the movement’s military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, in the occupied Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman […]

Human Rights of the Settler
By Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon Just a few weeks after the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that he cares about the rights and lives of Palestinians in Gaza more than the Palestinian leadership […]

Lieberman’s Cold Revenge
By Uri Avnery ‘Revenge is a dish that is best eaten cold,’ is a saying attributed to Stalin. I don’t know if he really said that. All the possible witnesses were executed long ago. Anyhow, […]