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Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman announcing his party's resignation from the government on Wednesday in Jerusalem. (Channel 2)
Last update - 00:00 16/01/2008
Lieberman blasts Arab MKs, pulls party out of government
By Mazal Mualem, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Tags: Yisrael Beitenu 

Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman announced his party's departure from the coalition Wednesday morning, saying the rightist party would not tolerate negotiations with the Palestinian Authority on the core issues of the conflict.

"We said clearly that if there would be negotiations on the core issues, we wouldn't be in [the government]," Lieberman told a press conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning.

Lieberman, who served as strategic affairs minister in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government, said peace talks must address the issue of transferring the Israeli Arab population to Palestinian control.
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"From our point of view, the concept of land for peace is out of the question," said Lieberman. "The principle must be exchanges of territory and population."

The outgoing minister said a withdrawal to the pre-1967 borders would not bring peace or an end to terrorism. "You know what will happen the day after we withdraw to the 1967 borders?" asked Lieberman. "Israeli Arabs will request Palestinian citizenship, and will continue to receive social security payments from the State of Israel."

"They don't hide this - they say quite clearly that they will demand autonomy in the Galilee and the Negev, and will never recognize Israel as a Jewish state," he continued.

"Its not that we oppose the solution of two states for two peoples," said the Yisrael Beitienu chairman. "On the contrary, we support it - two states for two peoples, not a state and a half for one people and half a state for the other."

"We can't accept the assymetry of a Palestinian state without a single Jew, and Israel becoming a binational state with more than 20 percent minorities," he continued.

"Our problem is not with the Palestinians, it is with Israeli Arabs," he said. "[Israeli Arab MKs] Ahmed Tibi and Mohammed Barakeh are more dangerous than [Damascus-based Hamas leader Khaled] Meshal and [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah, because they operate from within."

In response, Tibi accused Lieberman of being "worse than [Austrian far-rightist] Jorg Haider."

"A government without Lieberman is a government that is less bad," said Tibi. "He gives racists around the world a bad name."

Barakeh, for his part, urged Attorney General Menachem Mazuz to outlaw Yisrael Beiteinu. "Lieberman is not only a threat to peace but also to democracy," he said. "He is afflicted with a severe case of racist AIDS."

Olmert's associates pointed out Tuesday that even without Lieberman, the coalition would still have a stable majority of 67 MKs. Moreover, they said, it might be possible to bring new parties into the government, such as United Torah Judaism or even Meretz.

"Thank god we ridded ourselves from the biggest racist on the political spectrum," Meretz MK Ran Cohen said. "The government must take this opportunity to advance the peace process and remove illegal outposts."

In response to Lieberman's resignation, The Prime Minister's Office said that Olmert thanked Lieberman for his cooperation while he was in the government but made clear that there is no alternative serious to negotiations towards peace.

"In light of the diplomatic actions of late, differences in opinion with Lieberman and his party members led to his resignation from the government," the PMO said in a statement.

During the press conference, Lieberman also rejected the possibility that Yisrael Beiteinu would unite with the Likud party before the next elections.

Yisrael Beiteinu's resignation will now likely shift the focus to Shas, the other right-of-center party in the coalition, which has said it could tolerate negotiations on borders and refugees, but would resign immediately on orders of its spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, should Jerusalem be on the table.

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      3.   Keep your nerve 10:49  |  Rowan Berkeley 16/01/08
      4.   Good move! 10:57  |  Avraham 16/01/08
      5.   Charades anyone? 11:00  |  Natallie Durson 16/01/08
      6.   One psychopath fewer in government 11:15  |  Clickfool 16/01/08
      7.   Shh-No truth allowed 11:27  |  Kulak 16/01/08
      8.   Citizenship + Social Security 11:38  |  sayitlikeitis 16/01/08
      9.   Champagne is open a toast to Eretz Israel. 11:54  |  Stephen. 16/01/08
      10.   lieberman 11:56  |  elsie 16/01/08
      11.   Damn you Lieberman 12:15  |  William 16/01/08
      12.   Finally, A Politician Keeps His Word 12:17  |  Ben Israel 16/01/08
      13.   elsie #10 12:17  |  ron 16/01/08
      14.   Bring in the Hawks 12:24  |  Logic 16/01/08
      15.   Good riddance 12:27  |  Axel 16/01/08
      16.   Two optiond for Liberman 12:34  |  Bandar Michaels 16/01/08
      17.   Lieberman is SO right 12:35  |  alvaro 16/01/08
      18.   What Lieberman doesn`t realise 12:38  |  Murray 16/01/08
      19.   Good riddance 12:42  |  S 16/01/08
      20.   Kol hakavod Lieberman! 12:53  |  observer 16/01/08
      21.   @16, houdy bander michaelis 12:57  |  vladimir 16/01/08
      22.   reply to #13 12:57  |  elsie 16/01/08
      23.   GOOD RIDDANCE! 13:04  |  Tz 16/01/08
      24.   Like a racist ghost from the past 13:15  |  Sarah L 16/01/08
      25.   Immediate Evaluation: ZERO Accomplished in Lieberman`s Tenure 13:16  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 16/01/08
      26.   GOOD RIDDANCE! 13:32  |  Tzfonit 16/01/08
      27.   He sees the problem very clearly 13:45  |  Ron 16/01/08
      28.   FINALLY SOMEONE WITH BALLS TO TELL THE TRUTH! 13:47  |  Annie 16/01/08
      29.   Reminds me of the Furor 13:47  |  BillHicksGhost 16/01/08
      30.   Re S #19 13:56  |  Esther 16/01/08
      31.   lieberman "transfer palestinians and their land 14:01  |  harzion 16/01/08
      32.   Is Lieberman a Nazi? 14:02  |  Daniella Harter 16/01/08
      33.   Brutal honesty 14:02  |  Oliver 16/01/08
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      35.   Lieberman for PM 14:09  |  T/A 16/01/08
      36.   Re Ovadiah #25 14:11  |  Esther 16/01/08
      37.   perhaps new leaders could be gotten from 14:15  |  here 16/01/08
      38.   Response to #28 14:19  |  Robert 16/01/08
      39.   The Lieberman Test 14:19  |  Garcias 16/01/08
      40.   Double standard 14:31  |  Annie 16/01/08
      41.   Lieberman Should Simply Go Home 14:36  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/01/08
      42.   Olmert the Neville Chamberlane of Israel 14:37  |  David Friedland 16/01/08
      43.   At least one Jew 14:38  |  Marco 16/01/08
      44.   For those who compare the Jews in Germany and Arabs in Israel 14:38  |  Mary 16/01/08
      45.   Not so fast Natallie Durson 14:39  |  Jadwiga Westrup 16/01/08
      46.   Shas and Their Rabbis 14:41  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/01/08
      47.   Daniella Harter and her braintrust bancrupsy 14:59  |  Ofer Maimon 16/01/08
      48.   Sharon in a coma - Kadima entering one 14:59  |  Levi 16/01/08
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      50.   Peace with muslims..are you kidding me? 15:06  |  Joe 16/01/08
      51.   Mary on the Arabs in Israel 15:17  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/01/08
      52.   Lieberman: a typical zionist 15:18  |  Janet 16/01/08
      53.   GOOD RIDDANCE - Now get it done! 15:18  |  B`Galil 16/01/08
      54.   "Good riddance to the racist" 15:21  |  POP 16/01/08
      55.   Rather Lieberman Types Go 15:22  |  Moshe 16/01/08
      56.   IT´S A GOOD DAY TODAY 15:24  |  dovale 16/01/08
      57.   Bonheur- another anti-Israel dreamer 15:26  |  Sam 16/01/08
      58.   #50..Joe 15:31  |  Nemesis 16/01/08
      59.   Arrogance and hatred 15:33  |  Ramzi, a Palestinian 16/01/08
      60.   Olmert Working for Nassarallah , They Both W/ Al Manar (Haaretz) 15:35  |  Joseph E . 16/01/08
      61.   the lieberman`s paradise 15:36  |  kaled 16/01/08
      62.   Lieberman, PLEASE read this! 15:40  |  Harrison Davis 16/01/08
      63.   Israeli-Arabs are misunderstood 15:43  |  Rami 16/01/08
      64.   TO: Ramzi - a Palestinian 15:44  |  Joey-an American 16/01/08
      65.   The Guy Said What Needed 2 Be Said 15:46  |  Nephtaly 16/01/08
      66.   lieberman is a strategist 15:54  |  yirmi 16/01/08
      67.   lieberman "tibi and barakeh are more dangerous then nasrallah" 15:57  |  purplehaze 16/01/08
      68.   barakeh "racist aids" 15:59  |  eliyahu 16/01/08
      69.   G-d with a capital! 16:00  |  VD 16/01/08
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      71.   Bigotry and Truth Sometimes do go Hand in Hand :( 16:03  |  Nephtaly 16/01/08
      72.   tibi and barakeh are particularly stupid 16:05  |  keats 16/01/08
      73.   In Response to Annie and Gaza 16:05  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/01/08
      74.   # 27 ron 16:10  |  Axel 16/01/08
      75.   So the Minister of Strategic affairs has left the building 16:12  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/01/08
      76.   Lieberman did the right thing 16:12  |  Brod 16/01/08
      77.   "PALESTINE" IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL IS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY 16:14  |  20x20 16/01/08
      78.   I suppose Lieberman 16:17  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/01/08
      79.   #26 Tzfonit - Agree - Putin Mole 16:20  |  de d 16/01/08
      80.   Clickfool`s classy mama! 16:21  |  Nik Miller 16/01/08
      81.   To Ramzi 16:22  |  Freddy 16/01/08
      82.   Elon , Feiglin , Lieberman and Gaydamak to Gov`t Power 16:25  |  Joseph E . 16/01/08
      83.   "when they are beaten like the filthy dogs they are" 16:26  |  David 16/01/08
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      85.   Clickfool still obsessed 16:47  |  Ricardo 16/01/08
      86.   WE SEEM TO FORGET THERE ARE NO PALISTINIANS 16:48  |  Levi 16/01/08
      87.   Jews are filthy dogs 16:49  |  Joe III 16/01/08
      88.   Olmert Now Its Your Time To Go Also 16:50  |  Shepherd 16/01/08
      89.   Kol HaKavod! Now let`s see if Shas keeps its word 16:53  |  Yaakov K. 16/01/08
      90.   #84 Bob of Long Island 16:57  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/01/08
      91.   Finally Olmert gov. looks as insane and freaky as it could be 16:58  |  Sal 16/01/08
      92.   #84: Who would TRUST non-Druze Arabs to serve in the IDF?! 16:59  |  Yaakov K. 16/01/08
      93.   To Joey the American 17:02  |  Ramzi, a Palestinian 16/01/08
      94.   You have to laugh at the insanity of it all 17:04  |  Denise Thompson 16/01/08
      95.   The mystery of Lieberman`s mind 17:07  |  Tosefta 16/01/08
      96.   There can`t be two Palestines 17:09  |  B 16/01/08
      97.   86 you can put your head in the sand as well 17:11  |  Palestinain 16/01/08
      98.   Lieberman 17:14  |  Shmuelshachor 16/01/08
      99.   #51 Sullivan, sorry to see that you still dont get it 17:30  |  Mary 16/01/08
      100.   At last we see the back of this racist bastard 17:33  |  Adam Keller 16/01/08
      101.   Arabs in the IDF - the Jewish dilemma 17:34  |  Axel 16/01/08
      102.   # 64 Joey....that was pretty rude of you 17:37  |  Lynn 16/01/08
      103.   to adam keller # 100 17:44  |  Shelly 16/01/08
      104.   lieberman is right! 17:46  |  george 16/01/08
      105.   @97, pal. pals are arabs and as such equal cocroaches 18:02  |  v 16/01/08
      106.   Lieberman is 100%right.The Israeli arabs are our horrific cancer. 18:23  |  Yisrael Yitchock 16/01/08
      107.   # 105 18:27  |  Axel 16/01/08
      108.   Mary is George by any other name #99 18:36  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/01/08
      109.   Kevin Keegan is the new manager of Newcastle 18:43  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/01/08
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      111.   The all confused Ghastly Impostor #95 wondering of mind mysteries 18:50  |  Genuine Tosefta 16/01/08
      112.   The all confused Ghastly Impostor #95 wondering of mind mysteries 18:52  |  Genuine Tosefta 16/01/08
      113.   yaakov k.;by the way,there are quite many 19:33  |  nada 16/01/08
      114.   # 106 Yisrael 19:39  |  Axel 16/01/08
      115.   #90 Chris, to the future Palestine 19:54  |  Bob 16/01/08
      116.   #110 wrong assumption 19:59  |  Bob 16/01/08
      117.   #108 yaakov Sullivan: what would you call Israeli-Arabs 20:04  |  AliciaYasmeen 16/01/08
      118.   Lieberman is staking out his turf 20:05  |  sh 16/01/08
      119.   Lieberman-the most decent official in the Government, but... 20:19  |  Misha 16/01/08
      120.   # 5 The best action is to speed up relocation of 100% arabs... 20:33  |  Misha 16/01/08
      121.   Give the Israeli-Arabs a chance to choose their state 20:38  |  AliciaYasmeen 16/01/08
      122.   Alicia yasmeen and her Arab Israeli friends 20:48  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/01/08
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      126.   Sullivan 21:15  |  Connie 16/01/08
      127.   KGB-Libermann ordered by KGB-Putin to leave government 21:31  |  durak 16/01/08
      128.   Yisrael Bigot chairman Avigdor Lieberman 21:33  |  Tim 16/01/08
      129.   to Ramzi, # 59 21:46  |  Martin List, M.D. 16/01/08
      130.   OLMERT LEADING ISRAEL TO MARCH OF FOLLY 22:00  |  G. Marcus 16/01/08
      131.   # 62 Lieberman : I also give you my vote 22:10  |  Shimeon P 16/01/08
      132.   Re: No. 6 Click fool 22:17  |  Amir 16/01/08
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      139.   Right Wing fascists, apartheid, bigots... 23:21  |  Maureen Ann 16/01/08
      140.   #137 Tosefta Part 1 23:25  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/01/08
      141.   Foxes in the hen house 23:47  |  Nemesis 16/01/08
      142.   #137 Tosefta Part 2 23:54  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/01/08
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      144.   How many Israeli Jews 23:59  |  Steve 16/01/08
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      146.   #124 Clickfool re "Miller" time 00:05  |  Labhras 17/01/08
      147.   tosefta "demonstrations after winograd" 00:08  |  oneandtwenty 17/01/08
      148.   To Avraham: Israels` Govt` is Plainly Dumb 00:10  |  Dave Levy 17/01/08
      149.   tosefta "olmert always works for olmert" 00:13  |  zion 17/01/08
      150.   To Bob: I Am Racist, I Don`t Want Any Arab 00:16  |  Dave Levy 17/01/08
      151.   the israeli party system is a shambles 00:17  |  moses hess 17/01/08
      152.   Return of the shallow multi-headed Hydra (aka oneandtwenty) 00:26  |  Tosefta 17/01/08
      153.   #97 palestinian???? 00:30  |  Nemesis 17/01/08
      154.   Ma-a Salaam 00:39  |  Danite 17/01/08
      155.   Haaretz 00:41  |  Danite 17/01/08
      156.   100keller, racist incitement & bastards. 00:58  |  curious 17/01/08
      157.   #139 oneandtwenty - you have a point there... 00:59  |  Smadar 17/01/08
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      159.   Thank you Leiberman, Now B a good boy... 01:37  |  Yishai 17/01/08
      160.   Yes, Yes, Huzza, Huzza, 1 facist less 01:41  |  Joe 17/01/08
      161.   Liberman`s agenda 01:51  |  roberto 17/01/08
      162.   they will open the gates from the inside 01:53  |  Learning lessons 17/01/08
      163.   and your call yourself civilized 02:11  |  Sam 17/01/08
      164.   Tosefta - evolution and devolution 02:14  |  Mark Lincoln 17/01/08
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      166.   lieberman would be an end to israel 02:37  |  speak up 17/01/08
      167.   S # 19 astonishing 03:28  |  American in NY 17/01/08
      168.   To 136 04:13  |  Abe 17/01/08
      169.   Lynn # 102 It isn`t what country you came from 04:21  |  American in NY 17/01/08
      170.   "civilized" 04:23  |  rasputin 17/01/08
      171.   Advice to Slowman 04:24  |  Mazal Mualem 17/01/08
      172.   for intrajoya from Surabaia 04:25  |  rasputin 17/01/08
      173.   Finally... Too Bad He Left Alone! 04:46  |  Efox 17/01/08
      174.   LIEBERMAN HAS GOT IT RIGHT BUT VERY LATE !! 05:37  |  Lou Knee 17/01/08
      175.   Thank you Mr. Lieberman 06:49  |  Ruth Broch 17/01/08
      176.   Those Israelis must repent 07:00  |  Yaakov Sullivan 17/01/08
      177.   re: Axel 07:29  |  Efox 17/01/08
      178.   re: Daniella Harter 07:35  |  Efox 17/01/08
      179.   Now we learn more.... 08:44  |  Esther 17/01/08
      180.   To #163 Yaakov 08:48  |  Levi 17/01/08
      181.   now i see why this guy`s so popular with many of you 08:54  |  eric 17/01/08
      182.   REMOVE the 5th column from our land 08:56  |  Levi 17/01/08
      183.   To David Friedland # 42 - Olmert and Neville Chamberlain. 09:35  |  Dolly 17/01/08
      184.   BRAVO MR. LIEBERMAN 09:44  |  NIC 17/01/08
      185.   long live lieberman 10:00  |  elizabeth 17/01/08
      186.   162 Indrajaya 10:11  |  Willy 17/01/08
      187.   Good .He should pack and go back to Russia.. 10:22  |  Abraham 17/01/08
      188.   MOre..Please taek along all those like you to.. 10:29  |  Abaraham 17/01/08
      189.   Ben Israel # 12 21:28  |  American in NY 18/01/08
      190.   Joe # 50 Peace with Muslims 21:49  |  American in NY 18/01/08
      191.   Tosefta #95 Tis truly a mystery 22:04  |  American in NY 18/01/08
      192.   Mary # 99 A state is a state is a state 22:10  |  American in NY 18/01/08
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      194.   Lieberman 06:07  |  Gregor 12/05/08
      195.   arabs should give land to arabs not israel 11:36  |  seth thomas 12/05/08
      196.   Lieberman ignores the assymetry of 78% Israel, 22% Palestine 23:53  |  newageblues 01/11/08
      197.   lieberman blasts arabs...... 23:50  |  ljf 05/02/09
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