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‘Peace-seeking’ PM puts rabid hawk in charge of military
ISRAEL’s Prime Minister claimed he was committed to peace yesterday after protests over his appointment of a far-right ultranationalist as defence minister.
Opening his weekly cabinet meeting, Mr Netanyahu said he wished to clarify that his broader government will “continue to seek a peace process with the Palestinians.”
Hundreds of people gathered in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square on Saturday night in opposition to PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s choice of Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman as defence minister.
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