Salon.com > Avigdor Lieberman http://www.salon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Israel’s Avigdor Lieberman resigns amid fraud charges http://www.salon.com/2012/12/14/israels_avigdor_lieberman_resigns_amid_fraud_charges/ http://www.salon.com/2012/12/14/israels_avigdor_lieberman_resigns_amid_fraud_charges/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:19:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13124934 In a move that may have implications for Israel's upcoming election, foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman announced Friday that he is resigning after being charged with fraud and breach of trust.

According to Reuters, "opinion polls have predicted that the rightwing party of Lieberman and the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, would win the election on 22 Jan." Lieberman said Friday in an email statement that he was resigning in order to clear his name, "Though I know I committed no crime ... I have decided to resign my post as foreign minister and deputy prime minister," he announced.

Lieberman will, however, remain on the election ticket for the conservative Likud Beiteinu coalition party.

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Lieberman, an important coalition partner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was charged with fraud and breach of trust on Thursday, in connection with a larger case.

He was cleared of the more serious charges of bribery and money-laundering.

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