Netanyahu Delays Lieberman's Appointment — What the Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Has in Store
Netanyahu's bloc prevented a vote on appointing the chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, so Avigdor Lieberman will only be able to assume the position on Monday. Amid fears of a new…
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Netanyahu's coalition blocked the vote on Liberman's appointment to head the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, delaying his assumption of the role until Monday. Liberman responded by signaling he intends to summon the IDF Chief of Staff and Mossad director for briefings on Iran, citing reports about chemical weapons and proxy operations. The delay looks like a political maneuver, but Liberman is using it to frame himself as the oversight figure demanding answers on a sensitive security issue. Watch whether the committee's first hearings produce friction with the government's Iran policy.