Lieberman Denies Being Prepared to Compromise on Coalition Demands

By Staff, Agencies

‘Israeli’ party Yisrael Beytenu leader, member of the Zionist Knesset Avigdor Lieberman, on Tuesday denied that his party was readying to compromise on its demands in coalition talks, rejecting media reports to that effect as unfounded.

“This morning I heard and read a load of nonsense from journalists in various media outlets concerning actions Yisrael Beytenu is allegedly planning: compromises on matters of religion and [state], joining one bloc or another etc,” Lieberman tweeted. “These reports are baseless and generated solely by the writers and pundits.”

On Monday, ‘Israeli’ Channel 12 news reported that Lieberman was preparing to begin several days of consultations with senior party officials ahead of making what the station described as a “final decision” regarding the ongoing political deadlock.

However, two rounds of elections within six months, in April and September, failed to produce a governing coalition. In the second round, Yisrael Betyenu won eight Knesset seats out of 120.