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Where was Avigdor Liberman born, and how did he come to live in Israel?

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Avigdor Liberman was born Evet Lvovich Liberman on June 5, 1958, in Kishinyov, Moldavia, U.S.S.R. (now Chișinău, Moldova). At age 20, he immigrated with his parents to Israel and took the name Avigdor. After military service, he earned a degree in international relations and political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1988 Liberman moved to the West Bank settlement of Nokdim.