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Under Israeli law, when a cabinet minister resigns, the prime minister becomes "custodian" of his portfolio until a replacement is appointed.
Ahead of January 22 elections, expect Netanyahu to handle foreign affairs until they're concluded.
What's ahead for Lieberman remains to be seen. He's an embarrassment to legitimate governance. He's an ultranationalist extremist.
He, Netanyahu, and likeminded extremists represent the lunatic fringe of Israeli politics.
In his youth, Lieberman was a Kach party member. He remains true to its ideological roots. The difference between Kach and Yisrael Beiteinu are miniscule.
Meir Kahane headed Israel's Kach Party. In 1988, Israel banned it. It was too extreme to tolerate. It institutionalized the worst form of racist hate, nationalist extremism, and bloodthirstiness.
Hebrew University Professor Zeev Sternhell once called Lieberman "perhaps the most dangerous politician in the history of the state of Israel."Rabbi Eric Yoffie, President of the Union for Reform Judaism, described him as "outrageous, abominable, hate-filled, (and) brimming with incitement that, if left unchecked, could lead Israel to the gates of hell."
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