Avigdor Lieberman
Politician
1958-07-05
Avigdor Lieberman is an Israeli politician who has held senior ministerial posts including foreign affairs, defense, and finance. He has led the Yisrael Beiteinu party and has been a prominent figure in Israeli coalition politics.
Quotes by Avigdor Lieberman
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People can choose between the sweet lie or the bitter truth. I say the bitter truth, but many people don't want to hear it.
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Israel is under a dual terrorist attack, from within and from without. And terrorism from within is always more dangerous than terrorism from without.
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I want the State of Israel to remain a Zionist, Jewish and democratic state. There is nothing 'far' or 'ultra' about those ideals. I also advocate the creation of a viable Palestinian state.
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I very much favor democracy, but when there is a contradiction between democratic and Jewish values, the Jewish and Zionist values are more important.
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Israeli Arabs don't have to go. But if they stay, they have to take an oath of allegiance to Israel as a Jewish Zionist state.
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We established Israel as a Jewish country. I want to provide an Israel that is a Jewish, Zionist country.
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We do not ask Israeli Arabs to share in the Zionist dream. We are asking them to accept that Israel is a Jewish state - the only one in the world.
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