Condemned
“The shocking revelations this morning demand an immediate and thorough investigation.”
Lieberman joined three other opposition leaders in calling the reported conduct an extreme dereliction of duty and demanding a state commission of inquiry.
- Speaker
- Avigdor Lieberman
- Capacity
- Yisrael Beytenu leader and Israeli opposition politician
- Observed
- September 9, 2026
- Published here
- September 10, 2026
- Targets
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Classification rationale
- The joint statement treated the report as evidence of serious failure and said Netanyahu and his allies were unfit to remain in office.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
The four opposition leaders issued the statement after the Haaretz report and Netanyahu’s denial.
After the quotation
They promised to establish a state commission of inquiry if they form the next government.
Evidence
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Records the joint opposition statement by Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan, and Avigdor Liberman.