Avigdor Liberman attacks Trump’s backing of ...

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• Avigdor Liberman accused Donald Trump on Monday of wanting to run Israel through “Bibi the puppet,” a day after Trump endorsed Netanyahu.
• Avigdor Liberman on Trump and NetanyahuLiberman said he sees things that Israel has never seen before.
• On Friday, Liberman posted a long message titled “Gadi Eisenkot: Benny Gantz 2.” In it, Avigdor Liberman charged Eisenkot with preparing a government alongside Netanyahu and the ultra-Orthodox leaders Yitzhak Goldknopf and Aryeh Deri.

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Avigdor Liberman accused Donald Trump on Monday of wanting to run Israel through “Bibi the puppet,” a day after Trump endorsed Netanyahu.

Avigdor Liberman made the remark in a 103FM radio interview. He also ruled out any minority government once Israelis vote on October 27.

He credited the US president with doing a great deal for Israelis. Even so, he stressed that the final decision belongs to Israel’s citizens.

Avigdor Liberman on Trump and Netanyahu

Liberman said he sees things that Israel has never seen before. He cited Trump’s remarks that Netanyahu would not attack in Beirut because Trump told him not to, and that Netanyahu will do what Trump says.

Any leader Israel elects will work well with Trump, he said. He added that Israel is an independent and sovereign country, so its voters decide.

Trump had backed Netanyahu on Sunday, ahead of the vote and after earlier declining to name a favourite.