Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon resigns in protest

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Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has resigned, warning that Israel has been taken over by "dangerous and extreme elements".

It comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to bring hardliner Avigdor Lieberman into the coalition, possibly as defence minister.

The deal would shore up Mr Netanyahu's one-seat majority in parliament.
Israel politics: Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon resigns in protest - BBC News
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Avigdor Lieberman. He’s a former foreign minister and current leader of an ultranationalist political party built around the 1 million Russian-speaking immigrants to Israel.

He has pressed for Arab citizens of Israel to move to the West Bank and wants to implement the death penalty for terrorists. He also wants to increase pension payments for the Russian newcomers.
Israel’s defense minister abruptly resigns in slap at growing ‘extremism’