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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Fri Dec 14, 2012, 12:24 PM Dec 2012

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Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Resigns

Source: BBC

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has resigned after prosecutors decided to charge him with breach of trust.

Mr Lieberman has also resigned as deputy prime minister, and said he would fight to clear his name of the charges.

The case against him relates to a financial scandal dating back more than a decade.

His resignation comes five weeks before Israel's general election.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20731396

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Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Resigns (Original Post) Purveyor Dec 2012 OP

Oh, really . . . . patrice Dec 2012 #1

Good leftynyc Dec 2012 #2

He's makes Bibi look like a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2012 #3

Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #4

This is good Spirochete Dec 2012 #5

Good riddance Jack Rabbit Dec 2012 #6

Unfortunately, his party will still be there DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 #7

One major war monger gone, one more to go. Tempest Dec 2012 #8

Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #9

patrice

(47,992 posts)

1. Oh, really . . . .

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 12:26 PM

Dec 2012

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

2. Good

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 12:27 PM

Dec 2012

He's a creep and likely belongs in jail.

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

3. He's makes Bibi look like a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize

Reply to leftynyc (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 12:43 PM

Dec 2012

muriel_volestrangler

(101,361 posts)

4. Kick (nt)

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 01:27 PM

Dec 2012

Spirochete

(5,264 posts)

5. This is good

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 01:30 PM

Dec 2012

All the Liebermans are going away, at long last.

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)

6. Good riddance

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 02:36 PM

Dec 2012

Now, will the Israeli people get the jerk who appointed him?

DavidDvorkin

(19,485 posts)

7. Unfortunately, his party will still be there

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 04:02 PM

Dec 2012

Presumably still in the coalition, and presumably still part of the winning combination in the upcoming election.

Tempest

(14,591 posts)

8. One major war monger gone, one more to go.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sat Dec 15, 2012, 12:54 AM

Dec 2012

Bibi, you're next.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,361 posts)

9. Kick (nt)

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 09:14 AM

Dec 2012

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