News and Opinion on Avigdor Lieberman

Check out these articles about Avigdor Lieberman and what his appointment as Foreign Minister of the State of Israel means for the US-Israel relationship.

News:

• “Lieberman’s anti-Arab ideology wins over Israel’s teens,” by Yotam Feldman. Haaretz, February 7, 2009.

• “Peres urges Israelis to turn out to vote Tuesday,” by Haaretz Service. Haaretz, February 9, 2009.

• “Lieberman loyalty proposal finds support in U.S.” by Ben Harris. JTA, February 10, 2009.

• “Far-Right Israeli Politician Holds Key To Power Deal,” by Eric Westervelt. NPR, February 17, 2009.

• “Jewish Leaders Largely Silent on Lieberman’s Role In Government,” by Nathan Guttman. The Forward, February 18, 2009.

• “A Conversation With Avigdor Lieberman,” by Lally Weymouth. The Washington Post, March 1, 2009.

• “World takes dim view of Lieberman in FM post,” by Natasha Mozgovoya, Assaf Uni, and Yoav Stern. Haaretz, March 9, 2009.

• “After Gaza, Israel Grapples With Crisis of Isolation,” by Ethan Bronner. The New York Times, March 18, 2009

• “Washington Braces to Greet Lieberman as Foreign Minister,” by Nathan Guttman. The Forward, March 18, 2009.

• “Lieberman as FM has everyone in DC talking,” by Hilary Leila Krieger and Allison Hoffman. The Jerusalem Post, March 18, 2009.

• “Tough Sell: Pitching Netanyahu and Lieberman in Washington,” by James Besser. The New York Jewish Week, March 27, 2009.

Opinion:

• “Reject Lieberman,” by Haaretz Editorial Board. Haaretz, February 4, 2009.

• “House Party,” by Arik Ben-Zvi. The New Republic, February 4, 2009.

• “Clear and present danger,” by Leon Deouell. Yedioth Aharonoth, February 5, 2009. 

• “Kahane won,” by Gideon Levy. Haaretz, February 8, 2009.

• “Confronting Our Demagogue,” by Eric Yoffie. The Forward, February 17, 2009. 

• “Keep Lieberman out of the government,” by Haaretz Editorial Board. Haaretz, February 20, 2009.

• “Whose Israel Shall It Be?” by Richard Cohen. The Washington Post, February 24, 2009.

• “The Case For ‘Responsible Citizenship’ in Israel,” by Avigdor Lieberman. The New York Jewish Week, February 25, 2009.

• “AJC’s David Harris Rebuts Avigdor Lieberman,” by David A. Harris and Doug Lieb. The New York Jewish Week, February 25, 2009.

• “Lieberman and me,” by Daniel Gavron. The Jerusalem Post, March 11, 2009.

• “Lieberman’s Status Quo,” by Bernard Avishai. Talking Points Memo, March 23, 2009.

• “Fig Leaf,” by Joe Klein. Time, March 24, 2009.

• “Israel’s pragmatic thug,” by Christoph Schult. Salon, March 26, 2009.