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A minister who’s a ticking bomb

It's difficult to think of any other country whose leadership so fears the unpredictability of its foreign minister.

Haaretz Editorial | 05:22 23.08.12 |

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Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has apparently decided to break his long silence and no longer spare the Israeli public and the world from his opinions.

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Aren't coalltions wonderful?
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- 23 Aug 2012
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The PM won't fire the FM, because he would lose his power base - which, to the PM, is even worse than the random ravings of his FM.
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