Lieberman set to be Israel’s kingmaker
By Tobias Buck
Published: February 4 2009 17:57 Last updated: February 4 2009 17:57
Mr Lieberman opposes peace talks with the Palestinians or handing back the occupied Golan Heights to Syria. He has also struck an aggressive line towards what he sees as Israel’s most menacing threat: Iran and its nuclear programme.
Unlike Mr Netanyahu, the Yisrael Beiteinu leader has also made the issue of Israel’s Palestinian minority a central theme of his election campaign. Under the slogan “No Loyalty, No Citizenship”, Mr Lieberman wants to introduce a law forcing 1.2m Palestinians with an Israeli passport to choose: either they swear an oath of allegiance to the Israeli state and serve in the military – or commit to alternative national service – or they lose their citizenship.
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