Avigdor Liberman
אביגדור ליברמן
Currently
Party Chairman
Who they are
Moldova-born strongman of secular-nationalist politics; toppled governments over the Haredi draft and wrote budgets as finance minister.
Positions & record
- Draft: Everyone serves; no stipends for evasion.
- Security: No deals with Hamas; decisive force.
- Religion & state: Civil marriage, end the rabbinate monopoly.
Where they stand
Judea & Samariaparty lineLand-and-population swaps
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineDefeat Hamas fully, no interim deals
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineDraft everyone, end stipends
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineProfessional-committee compromise
Strengthen the courtCurb the court
Economyparty lineFiscal hawk, anti-monopoly
Social spendingFree market
Religion & Stateparty lineCivil marriage, break the rabbinate monopoly
Civil / pluralistHalachic status quo
Career
1999
Founds Yisrael Beiteinu.
2016
Defense Minister.
2021
Finance Minister.