Avigdor Liberman

Bennett, Eisenkot draw the battle lines in race to lead Israel’s next coalition - analysis

Bennett is offering soft-right voters an alternative to Netanyahu, while Eisenkot is seeking to hold the political center while persuading right-wing voters that he is not dependent on the Left.

Naftali Bennett and Gadi Eisenkot at a march for conscripting haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews into the IDF, in Jerusalem, January 15, 2026; illustrative.
Then-deputy prime minister Naftali Bennett and then-finance minister Avigdor Liberman attend a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office, in Jerusalem, July 3, 2022

Bennett, Liberman risk splitting the anti-Netanyahu camp over who leads it - opinion

Former Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot and his wife, Rifka, with their newborn daughter, August 28, 2026.

'The real victory': Former Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot welcomes birth of new daughter

Yisrael Beytenu leader and MK Avigdor Liberman holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2026

Israel Election 2026: What does Avigdor Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu stand for?


'Kushner is Israel's acting PM': Liberman launches scathing attack on gov't

'Those bloodthirsty terrorists who killed IDF soldiers after the ceasefire have only two options, surrender or die.'

MK Avigdor Liberman attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, October 22, 2025.

Hadar Goldin’s parents, Israeli officials, welcome slain soldier's return

The Goldin family hopes that Hadar will remain a symbol, adding that they fought for camaraderie, a burial in Israel, and human dignity. Israeli political and military officials also eulogized him.

IDF soldiers who served with Lt. Hadar Goldin in 2014 form an honor guard over his coffin upon its return to Israel after over 11 years in Hamas captivity, November 9, 2025.

Why it took 11 years to return deceased hostage Hadar Goldin from Gaza? - explainer

After 11 years, Hamas has returned Lieutenant Hadar Goldin. His story reveals how Israel’s policy on hostage deals changed after the Schalit exchange.

Activists gather outside Lt. Hadar Goldin's home, hoping for the return of his remains from Gazan terror captivity, Kfar Saba, Israel, November 8, 2025.

Israeli politicians sound alarm over Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral win

“New York’s Jewish community deserves leaders who protect them, not target them,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel told The Jerusalem Post.

A special plenary session marking 30 years since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, November 3, 2025.

Israel's leaders reignite the fight over faith, service, and statehood as early elections emerge

Smotrich, Liberman, Gantz, Lapid, and Golan laid out competing visions for Israel’s future as fiscal and political strains fuel talk of elections early next year.

Yair Lapid speaks at a Knesset meeting during the first week of the Israeli Parliament's winter session, October 27, 2025

Liberman: Netanyahu shouted so loudly after Smotrich's camel remark they nearly called a doctor

Liberman said Netanyahu erupted at Smotrich over his camel remark, fearing it would harm efforts to reach a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia.

 MK Avigdor Liberman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on September 13, 2023.

'On the way to sovereignty': MKs react to preliminary passing of bill to annex Ma'aleh Adumim

The Knesset passed a preliminary vote to apply Israeli sovereignty in Ma’aleh Adumim, prompting praise from right-wing MKs and criticism from Washington, which warned it could threaten the Gaza deal.

MK Avigdor Liberman attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, October 22, 2025.

Opposition heads unite to discuss toppling Netanyahu gov’t, backing Trump peace plan

Multiple party heads offered to provide a political safety net to ensure the peace deal passes.

Blue and White leader and MK Benny Gantz arrives for a meeting of opposition party leaders at a hotel in Tel Aviv, October 8, 2025

Official says Liberman's warning on Iranian actions during Sukkot misleading

The official added that Liberman is "cut off from all security information, and really knows nothing."

Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman.

‘A disgrace’: MKs slam Netanyahu apology to Qatari PM on Doha strike

Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Liberman, and Golan condemned Netanyahu for apologizing to Qatar over the Hamas strike, calling it weak and a “disgrace.”

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025.