Liberman: I will support pardon for Netanyahu if he quits politics
Yisrael Beytenu's leader said that he would support “not immunity – a pardon in exchange for an honorable discharge.”
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFYisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Yisrael Beteynu leader Avigdor Liberman said he would support a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if it means he will leave the political system, during an interview with Ynet.“Those who had to comprise the government were the two largest parties – together they have 65 mandates,” he said, in response to the question of whether he regrets not joining one of the leading parties. “From the first moment of the campaign I said: We’re only joining a unity government, no narrow government – and that was no exaggeration.”Liberman emphasized that, “the Knesset is sick of Netanyahu; he’s become a burden.”When asked about his promise that a third election will be prevented, Liberman responded: “Excuse me, those who decided to terminate the whole thing were the two largest parties: They purposefully decided to drag Israel into a third election. But I’d like to remind [everyone] that the one who attacked the idea of a unity government was Netanyahu. Furthermore, we must understand that a narrow government won’t really function, it’ll freeze. It [would be a situation of] weekly survival with votes of no-confidence in the Knesset – and instead of leading to reforms, it will lead to controversies.”This is not the first time the idea of a pardon for Netanyahu in exchange for his resignation has been suggested: President Reuven Rivlin suggested the idea in early December.
