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Avigdor Liberman

Avigdor Liberman (b. June 5, 1958, Kishinev, Soviet Union) is a right-wing Israeli politician and head of the Yisrael Beytenu party. Best known in Israel for his plan to redraw the Green Line border with the Palestinian Authority in such a way that the "meshulash" ("triangle") of the Wadi-Ara region (which was transferred to Israel from Jordan as part of the 1949 Armistice Agreement) will return to Arab sovereignty. He justifies his idea by arguing that the residents of the area are all Arabs who see themselves as Palestinians and therefore should be re-united with the Palestinian authority as part of establishing two separate national entities: One for Israelis and one for Palestinians. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Image File history File linksMetadata AvigdorLiberman. ... Image File history File linksMetadata AvigdorLiberman. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... County ChiÅŸinău Status Municipality Mayor Vasile URSU, since 2005 Area 635 km² Population (2004) 712218 Density 1114 inh/km² Geographical coordinates Founded in 1436 Dialing code +373 22 Web site http://www. ... Yisrael Beytenu (Hebrew: ישראל ביתנו, Israel Our Home) is a right-of-center political party in Israel with support from immigrants to Israel who came from the lands of the former Soviet Union. ... The term Green Line is often used to refer to the 1949 Armistice lines established between Israel and its opponents (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt) at the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. ... The 1949 Armistice Agreements are a set of agreements signed during 1949 between Israel and its neighbors Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. ...

On May 2006, he generated harsh reactions also by demanding the execution of Arab MKs who meet with Hamas officials.^[1] On October 2006, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Liberman signed a coalitionary agreement. Under the agreement, Liberman is to serve as Minister of Strategic Affairs, a new position, with a focus toward the Iranian strategic threat. ^[2] May 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → May 1, 2006 (Monday) Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association outraged Vatican by planning to ordain another bishop, Liu Xinhong in Anhui Province. ... Hamas (Arabic: ‎; acronym: Arabic: ‎, or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya or Islamic Resistance Movement; the Arabic acronym means zeal) is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist organization that currently forms the majority party of the Palestinian National Authority. ... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... As of 2006, Iran is not known to possess weapons of mass destruction and has signed treaties repudiating possession of them, including the Biological Weapons Convention, the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). ...

Biography

Liberman was born in Moldova, that was then a part of the Soviet Union, worked as a broadcaster in Baku, Azerbaijan and emigrated to Israel in 1978 at the age of 21.^[3] In Israel he served in the Israel Defense Forces, and received a BA in International Relations and Political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Municipality: Baku Area: 1000 km² Altitude: -28 m Population: 2,074,300 census 2003 Population density: 1280 persons/km² Postal Code: AZ1000 Area code: 012 Municipality code: BA Latitude: 41° 01 52 N Longitude: 21° 20 25 E Mayor: Hajibala Abutalybov The Baku region. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... International relations (IR), a branch of political science, is the study of foreign affairs of and relations among states within the international system, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and multinational corporations (MNCs). ... Political science is an academic and research discipline that deals with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is one of Israels oldest, largest, and most important institutes of higher learning and research. ...

From 1983 to 1988 Liberman helped found the Zionist Forum for Soviet Jewry, and was a member of the Board of the Jerusalem Economic Corporation and the Secretary of the Jerusalem branch of the Histadrut Ovdim Le'umit ("National Workers' Union"). From 1993 to 1996 he served as Director-General of the Likud party, and from 1996 to 1997 was Director-General of the Prime Minister's office. In 1999, he founded and led the Yisrael Beytenu party, and was the editor of the newspaper Yoman Yisraeli. Liberman was elected to the Knesset in 1999, and served as Chairman of the Israel-Moldova Parliamentary Friendship League. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jerusalem (Hebrew:  , Yerushaláyim or Yerushalaim; Arabic:  , al-Quds (the Holy); official Arabic in Israel: أورشليم القدس, Urshalim-al-Quds (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names) is the capital and largest city[1] of the State of Israel with a population of 724,000 (as of May 24, 2006[2... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a hawkish centre-right political party in Israel. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Yisrael Beytenu (Hebrew: ישראל ביתנו, Israel Our Home) is a right-of-center political party in Israel with support from immigrants to Israel who came from the lands of the former Soviet Union. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ...

In March 2001, Liberman was appointed as Israel's Minister of National Infrastructures, but resigned the post in March 2002. In February 2003 he was appointed Minister of Transportation. Liberman strongly opposed Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2004, and instead in late May of 2004 proposed a plan in which the populations and territories of Jews and Arabs, including Israeli Arabs, would be "separated". According to the plan, only those Israeli Arabs who felt "a connection with the State of Israel" and were "completely loyal to it" would be allowed to remain.[1] On May 30 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon condemned Liberman's statements, stating "We regard Israeli Arabs as part of the State of Israel". On June 4, 2004, as the disputes over the up-coming disengagement plan grew more intense, Sharon dismissed Liberman from the cabinet. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Israels unilateral disengagement plan (also known as the disengagement plan, תוכנית ההינתקות) is a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to remove all permanent Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria (part of what... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب) are an ethnic group who are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... (Hebrew: אֲרִיאֵל שָׁרוֹן, also known by his diminutive Arik) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... The Israeli Arabs, or 1948 Palestinians, are those Arabs who remained inside the borders of what would become Israel after 1948, when most Arabs fled the country in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War (see also Nakba). They make up roughly 20% of Israels population. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Gaza Disengagement Plan describes the move to withdraw all Jewish Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip unilaterally as soon as possible, lead by Ariel Sharon. ...

As leader of Yisrael Beytenu, a party largely consisting of immigrants from the former Soviet Union countries, Liberman continues to advocate for stripping Israeli citizenship of some Israeli-Arabs, and applying "loyalty tests" to those remaining. [2] With the help of an American political consultant, Arthur Finkelstein, Yisrael Beytenu received 11 seats (out of 120) in the March 2006 Knesset elections, a very large gain. This is partly because of a catchy slogan: "Nyet, Nyet, Da": No, No, Yes as a guide for voting for Netanyahu, Olmert, and Liberman, respectively. ^[4] Yisrael Beytenu (Hebrew: ישראל ביתנו, Israel Our Home) is a right-of-center political party in Israel with support from immigrants to Israel who came from the lands of the former Soviet Union. ... The only known photo of Arthur J. Finkelstein Arthur J. Finkelstein (born 1946) is a United States Republican Party political operative. ... The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006, following an agreement between the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and the new Leader of the Israel Labour Party, Amir Peretz. ...

In May 2006 he called for the execution of Israeli Arab politicians who had had contacts with Hamas or celebrated the Palestinian Nakba day instead of the state's independence day. Liberman likened these politicians with Nazi supporters during World War II, many of whom were sentenced and hanged in the Nuremberg trials. Nakba Day (Arabic: Yawm al-nakba — 15 May)[1] is the annual day of commemoration by the Palestinian people of the anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. ... The Süddeutsche Zeitung announces The Verdict in Nuremberg. ...

Liberman is married, with three children.

Popularity poll

In a poll published by Yediot Achronot on September 21, 2006, Liberman had more support than any other politician except for Netanyahu to be the next Prime Minister of Israel. Olmert came in fifth with 7%.^[5] Yediot Ahronoth house in Tel Aviv, Israel Yedioth Ahronoth (Hebrew: , meaning latest news) is a major Hebrew language tabloid newspaper published in Israel. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Coalitionary agreement

On October 23, 2006, the coalitionary agreement with Kadima placed coalitionary junior partner Labour party in an uneasy state, as many in the party expressed opposition to having Liberman sit in the government. Minister of Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ophir Pines-Paz responded by saying that "a minister of strategic affairs is a joke. Lieberman is himself a strategic threat," saying "I will do everything in my power to prevent the entry of that party into the government." ^[2] Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, Qādīmāh, forward) is a centrist [note] Israeli political party. ... Labour or Labor, (Hebrew: העבודה, ha-`Avōdāh) is a political party in Israel. ... Ophir Pines-Paz Ophir Pines-Paz (in Hebrew אופיר פינס - פז) (born July 11, 1961) is the Israeli Interior Minister and a Knesset member. ...

References

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