Avigdor Liberman

Likud, Netanyahu dropping in public eyes amid Iran war, contentious legislation - poll

This is Likud’s lowest figure since August 2025, when it received 21 seats in a Maariv poll. However, the coalition bloc maintained its strength from last week at 50 seats.

A LIKUD supporter waves the party’s flag at a gathering, a show of grassroots loyalty which has long defined the movement, even as critics say its primaries have reshaped, and at times distorted, who rises within its ranks.
Screengrab of video of ultra-Orthodox (haredi) riot outside of the Beit Shemesh police station, June 1, 2026.

'Black flag over democracy': Politicians slam haredi break in to Beit Shemesh police station

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Israel's government is too big, too costly, and holding back the Start-Up Nation - opinion

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman gives press conference at the Knesset, Monday March 16, 2026.

Liberman warns of explosive drones reaching Israeli cities, Hamas financier on trial


Brodny joins Liberman’s Yisrael Beytenu, influencing anti-Netanyahu right-wing race

Givat Shmuel Mayor Yossi Brodny joined MK Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu, influencing the anti-Netanyahu right-wing leadership race.

 Yossi Brodny.

Israeli politicians continue to divide country, Oct. 7 ceremony controversy showcases - editorial

Ceremonies should unite all Israelis to come together and remember October 7. What is the point if there is a need to prerecord the ceremony and hold it without the public? 

 Pictures of Israelis who were murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Nova festival placed outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 7, 2024

'No one taking responsibility': Sa'ar, Liberman testify at civil investigation committee

Sa'ar began by saying that the massacre was a result of "mistaken strategic navigation" that lasted 30 years, since the Oslo Accords in the mid-1990s.

MK Gideon Sa'ar attends a civil investigative committee hearing on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 18, 2024

Liberman, Sa'ar hold concrete merger negotiations - report

Rumors about a unification of non-Likud right-wing politicians swirled for months after the October 7 massacre.

 Israel Beytenu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 15, 2024.

Qatargate two: Jordanian documents detail transfer of millions to Israeli officials

Documents from Amman reveal that in 2012, Jordanian authorities may have blocked a $10 million check written by a US firm tied to PM Netanyahu for a Turkish-based straw company related to Hamas.

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Liberman and Bennett meet to allegedly discuss establishing a new right-wing party

Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman discuss forming a new right-wing party amid ongoing talks, but leadership struggles cause delays.

 THEN-ALTERNATE prime minister Naftali Bennett and then-finance minister Avigdor Liberman attend a cabinet meeting, in Jerusalem, in July 2022.

Right-wing voters already marking Ben-Gvir as Netanyahu's potential successor - poll

In a post-Netanyahu era, Itamar Ben-Gvir leads right-wing candidate support. The National Camp and Likud see minor seat changes. Survey includes 500 respondents.

(L-R) Benjamin Netanyahu; Itamar Ben-Gvir

Israeli politicians call for state commission of inquiry following release of Oct. 7 probe

"The government cannot continue to evade its responsibility towards the citizens of Israel, the families of the fallen, and the families of the hostages." 

 Head of opposition Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem,  June 24, 2024.

Bennett's back: Gideon Saar confirms Naftali Bennett will return to politics

Right-wing politicians hint at political cooperation and the return of former PM Naftali Bennett in a bid to oust Netanyahu at the next elections.

 POTENTIAL NETANYAHU successors? Gideon Sa’ar, Yair Lapid, and Avigdor Liberman meet on Wednesday.

No Time: Liberman calls on French Jews to flee to Israel after far-left victory in France

French Jews were plagued on both sides of the political spectrum by extreme candidates, some with a long history of antisemitism and some with a very recent history. 

 Avigdor Liberman speaking at an Yisrael Beytenu party meeting, July 8, 2024.