Minister of Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman, the head of the Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home) party has announced that he will withdraw his party from the government in response to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's decision to negotiate land surrenders despite ongoing local Arab terror onslaughts.

Lieberman announced his decision at a press conference Wednesday morning.  In his address, Lieberman stated that he set red lines for his participation in the government before the Annapolis conference, and again ten days ago, and that the government crossed the line.