Avigdor Lieberman Criticizes Yair Golan Over West Bank Settlement Evacuation Comments

Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, sharply criticized Yair Golan, head of the Democratic Party, following Golan's remarks about evacuating settlements in the West Bank. Lieberman mocked Golan's plans, accusing him of lacking coordination between his thoughts and speech and dismissing his ideas as disconnected from Israel's political and security realities.

Lieberman suggested that Golan should consider joining a storytelling festival, emphasizing that the next government would not focus on evacuating settlements but rather on decisively confronting Israel's enemies. He outlined the upcoming government's priorities as combating Iran, the Houthis, Hamas, and Hezbollah, focusing on issues with broad national consensus rather than divisive topics.

The attack from Lieberman came after Golan expressed his vision for establishing a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Golan claimed a broad coalition could be formed to prevent further annexation, fight terrorism from both Palestinians and Jews, and evacuate all illegal outposts and farms in the West Bank. He also stated he could reach agreements on these issues quickly with political figures such as Naftali Bennett, Gadi Eizenkot, and Yair Lapid.