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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians received the news of Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Liberman joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government with frustration and despair. This came amid mounting expectations of a military escalation in the Gaza Strip. On May 25, Liberman was appointed to serve as Israeli defense minister and be the one responsible for implementing Israeli policies in the occupied territories.
Liberman, who was a nightclub bouncer after he immigrated to Israel in 1978 from Moldova, is seen as a prominent Israeli figure with extremist and radical stances toward the Palestinians.
