Avigdor Liberman

Avigdor Liberman (born June 5, 1958, Kishinyov, Moldavia, U.S.S.R. [now Chișinău, Moldova]) is an Israeli politician, leader of the nationalist right-wing political party Yisrael Beiteinu, who served as Israel’s foreign minister (2009–12; 2013–15), defense minister (2016–18), and finance minister (2021–22). Once a close ally of Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Liberman and his party were distinguished by their calls for all Israeli citizens to participate in national service, ending exemptions for Palestinians with Israeli...