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With Lieberman as Defense Minister, Israelis Should Head for the Bomb Shelters

The State of Israel in the hands of someone who could destroy it: a man who threatened to bomb the Aswan Dam and sees Israel's Arab citizens as the enemy.

May 19, 2016 8:23 AM

Something important happened on Wednesday; something that cannot be taken lightly for even a moment. The mere fact of

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