The controversial Lieberman, Israel's former foreign minister, will join his Yisrael Beitenu party with Netanyahu's Likud in a coalition government. The two parties are expected to sign the agreement later Wednesday.
Lieberman has a reputation for inflammatory comments.
In a recent interview, Lieberman said that if he were defense minister he would issue an ultimatum to Gaza’s Prime Minister Ismail Haniya of Hamas, giving him 48 hours “to return the bodies [of two soldiers seized in 2014] and the [two] civilians [who crossed the lines], or you are dead. Simply reserve a spot for yourself in the nearest cemetery.”
In March, Lieberman showed up at a military court where a soldier, Sergeant El’or Azaria, faced murder charges for killing a Palestinian who had stabbed a soldier.
The Palestinian, who was wounded during the incident in Hebron, lay on the road for 11 minutes before Azaria fired. Lieberman said the soldier never should have faced criminal charges.
Joshua Brilliant contributed to this report from Tel Aviv
[voanews.com]
25/5/16
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