Liberman tells Golan to ‘shut up,’ says rhetoric aiding Netanyahu election campaign
Tensions between opposition party leaders flared on Tuesday, when right-wing Yisrael Beytenu party chief Avigdor Liberman and left-wing The Democrats chairman Yair Golan got into a public spat over whether Golan’s rhetoric was hurting the opposition’s chances of defeating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections.The row began with Lieberman saying that Golan should remain quiet because when he speaks publicly, it only helps Netanyahu’s campaign ahead of the elections set for October 27.Golan should “shut up” because doing so “would be his biggest contribution to our victory,” Hebrew media outlets Ynet and Israel Hayom quoted Liberman as telling a parlor meeting on Monday night.Liberman — a right-wing secularist former Netanyahu ally-turned-bitter rival — argued that there are plenty of areas of agreement between the parties on issues such as term limits for the role of prime minister and drafting a constitution, but that “bringing up the issue of…
Tensions escalated between opposition leaders on Tuesday, as Yisrael Beytenu chief Avigdor Liberman publicly told The Democrats chairman Yair Golan to "shut up" because his rhetoric aids Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's election campaign. Liberman argued that Golan's frequent discussions of a Palestinian state or settlement evacuations are "complete madness" and only benefit Netanyahu. In response, Golan accused Liberman of "serving Netanyahu's incitement campaign" and attempting to weaken the opposition bloc. Golan has faced past controversy for statements, including a May 2025 remark where he appeared to accuse Israel of killing babies "as a hobby," which Netanyahu has repeatedly used in political campaigns against Golan and Gadi Eisenkot, the leader of the Yashar party.
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