Liberman takes seat at switchboard between US administration, Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman is already busy coordinating with the new US administration on settlement expansion policies in an attempt to build a pragmatic and responsible image for himself, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu watches from a safe distance.
![ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/PEACE Israel's new Defence Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, head of far-right Yisrael Beitenu party, reviews an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RTX2EXRI](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/11/RTX2EXRI.jpg/RTX2EXRI.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=Rnz_fgR6)
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