In case all you've heard about Israeli politics lately is the rape charges being made against President Katsav ...
Avigodr Lieberman is joining the government. Not only that - he's becoming Deputy Prime Minister and Strategic Threats Minister. While most of the Labor leadership is acquiescing to adding Yisrael Beiteinu to the ruling coalition, it's too much for Ophir Pines-Paz to bear. His principles won't let him sit in government with Lieberman, so he's resigning his seat in the cabinet and has announced he'll run for the Labor leadership.
Posted by armand at October 30, 2006 01:00 PM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs