Israel’s foreign minister Lieberman resigns, throwing coalition in doubt

‘Israel’s combative foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, is resigning from his post after declaring he will not join the new rightwing coalition that Binyamin Netanyahu is trying to assemble.

Lieberman’s announcement comes two days before a final deadline by which time Netanyahu is obliged by law to have put together a new government or step aside as prime minister.

The withdrawal of Lieberman and his rightwing Yisrael Beiteinu party will pose a headache for Netanyahu before Wednesday morning’s deadline.’

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