Lieberman: Our goal is to prevent Netanyahu’s return to premiership

Israeli Defence Minster Avigdor Lieberman [Twitter]

Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday that the coalition is to include legislation to prevent MKs charged with serious crimes from becoming prime ministers alongside the bill to dissolve the Knesset, Israeli media reported. MK Yevgeny Soba of Liberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party is spearheading the bill which is support by Gideon Sa'ar of the New Hope party along with others. If passed, the Times of Israel said, the bill would prevent opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu from being able to form a government. On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said they would ask the Knesset to dissolve itself because their government was out of function, triggering new elections. Lieberman blamed Netanyahu, who is on trial in three graft cases including a charge of bribery, for the collapse of the government. "These […] Source

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