Avigdor Liberman

Knesset approves tax hike for sugary drinks

Haredi MK Maklev accuses Finance Min. Liberman: 'You don't want health - you want us to drink sweet drinks and give you the money.'

Israel abolishes tariffs on butter

Finance Minister, in coordination with Agriculture Minister, signs order permanently abolishing tariffs on butter products.

Liberman warns Chief Rabbi of consequences for "blackmail"

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman says Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau could be removed from office over conversion letter.

Haredi MK rips Liberman: You're a borderline antisemite

UTJ chief Moshe Gafni excoriates Liberman, Yoaz Hendel over their calls to fire Chief Rabbi David Lau. 'Liberman learned only how to steal.'

Liberman:

'There will be no lockdown, air travel must be reopened'

Israeli Finance Minister sets deadline for complete reopening of air travel to and from Israel, says new lockdown not on the table.

INTO THE FRAY:

Liberman—Clumsy clutz or Cosa Nostra capo?

There are only two possibilities regarding Min. Liberman's involvement in the "Yisrael Beyteinu affair"-neither bodes well for Israel.Op-ed.

Finance Minister: 'No place to limit number of people'

'No place to limit gatherings, it takes us straight to the world of compensation,' Finance Min. Liberman says.

A solution for daycare subsidies for kollel families?

New proposal would restore subsidy to full-time Torah students under 28, but Finance Minister insists: No subsidies for haredim.

Former Minister: Biden does not answer Bennett's calls

Former Finance Minister Yisrael Katz accuses Finance Minister Liberman of harming all of Israeli society, Bennett of failing on Iran.

'Attack in Jerusalem is cruel terrorist act and intolerable'

PM Bennett and several ministers extend backing, praise, to Border Police officers who eliminated terrorist near Jerusalem's Old City.

Bennett, Liberman agree: National service wages to rise by 50%

PM: National service employees do holy work. Just as we raised soldiers' salaries, we are raising their salaries.

Who did the Finance Ministry consult before taxing disposables?

'What we're hearing here is simply insane,' Shas MK Azoulay says at Finance Committee meeting.

Gantz, Liberman agree to raise soldiers' wages by 50 percent

Pay for combat soldiers during operations to rise to NIS 3,048 per month, ground crews to NIS 1,793.

Finance Minister signs order taxing electronic cigarettes

Price of electronic cigarettes, refill fluid, to rise as limits placed on personal imports.

Liberman: The haredim won't join the coalition

Finance Minister in TV interview: I have no doubt the Bennett-Lapid rotation will be implemented.

Finance Minister says coalition faces internal 'problems'

Amid ultimatum by United Arab List, Avidgor Liberman concedes government 'has problems' - but insists it will overcome internal disputes.

Lapid, Liberman won't need to attend Coronavirus Cabinet

Law changed to reduce the Coronavirus Cabinet so that Yair Lapid and Avigdor Liberman will not need to attend its meetings.

Gov't to reinstate daycare subsidies for some yeshiva students

'The State admitted, essentially, that there were real flaws in the Finance Minister's original decision,' attorneys say.

PM Bennett: The government will serve its full term

PM Bennett holds press conference with Foreign Min. Lapid, Finance Min. Liberman. 'We must concentrate on what unites us.'

Liberman: Likud MKs said they regretted listening to Netanyahu

Finance Minister confident the government will fulfill its term, takes shot at Netanyahu: No wonder he erred 6 times during budget vote.

Finance Minister announces: Minimum wage to rise to 6,000

Minimum wage to rise gradually from 5,300 NIS to 6,000 NIS, overtime hours to be calculated by month instead of by day.

Liberman on Ra'am-Hamas connection: 'Fake news'

Finance Minister says Aid 48 organization which senior Ra'am officials lead not connected to Hamas.

Liberman: A confrontation with Iran is only a matter of time

Finance Minister says "no diplomatic move or agreement will stop the Iranian nuclear program."

Women's forum protests end to daycare subsidy for Torah scholars

"Politicians weren't elected to occupy government seats; they were elected to represent the values they claim to espouse."

MK seeking solutions to avoid changes to daycare subsidy policy

Religious Zionism MK meets wives of men who learn Torah, proposes a compromise to allow some families to keep daycare subsidy.

Eli Avidar won't be on Yisrael Beytenu list

Minister without portfolio who refused position in Finance Ministry to be booted from party.

Haaretz: Tax on disposables is aimed against 'haredi mothers'

Journalist accuses Finance Minister of hypocrisy in targeting 'the greenest sector of society' under guise of caring about the environment.

Liberman: Some taxes will be raised for different economic goals

Finance Minister: "This is the most social and revolutionary budget in memory."

Finance Minister threatens to leave coalition if haredim join

'If haredim join government, we won't be there.' Avidgor Liberman warns government against trying to recruit haredi lawmakers.

Liberman seeks to close gaps with Mansour Abbas

Finance Minister working to implement Ra'am's demands that 3.7 billion shekels be diverted from other ministries for Arab society.

Expert: This is why there are no coronavirus restrictions

'All of the government ministers were in favor of ending large gatherings,' says Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, Head of Public Health Services.

Stormy Knesset session expected for first reading of budget

'No new taxes'" Liberman insists, 'because the monies raised have a different purpose.' Also in the budget: drastic cuts to haredi sector.

Liberman: No more restrictions, let the economy work

Finance Minister opposes demands of business owners' demand for compensation for green pass restrictions.

Liberman: New haredi draft law is a 'vision of the end of days'

Finance Minister hails government's decision to back plan to encourage haredi yeshiva students to enter the workforce.

New haredi Draft Law to be voted on in coming weeks

Draft almost identical to that developed at behest of then-Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman.

An old friend writes to Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman

We go back a long way, Evik, and we Russian refuseniks and Prisoners of Zion want the old Avigdor Liberman back. Op-ed.

Avigdor Liberman: I won't be attending COVID Cabinet meetings

"It's more important to get down to work," Finance Minister insists.

'Serious economic damage'

Liberman comes out against new lockdown

'Not clear if lockdowns actually cut number of seriously ill patients - but they do harm the economy,' says Israeli Finance Minister.

Following uproar, Liberman to attend Coronavirus Cabinet

Finance Minister to attend the Coronavirus Cabinet discussions after it was revealed that both he and Lapid had chosen not to take part.

Report: Finance Min. absent from Coronavirus Cabinet meetings

Finance Min. Avigdor Liberman does not attend Coronavirus Cabinet meetings, report says.

Liberman: We'll get Joint List support for budget if need be

The Finance Minister was asked if there would be a lockdown over the High Holidays. He said he'd act according to "experts' advice."

Gov't planning to scrap price controls on bread

Bread products not subject to price controls are around 300% more expensive.

Gov't announces plan to allow free import of fruits & vegetables

'This will deal a death blow to Israeli agriculture, which is already fighting for its existence,' says Otzar Ha'aretz.

Price of sweetened drinks to rise

Finance Min. Liberman will add tax on sweetened drinks, in effort to 'reduce excess morbidity,' report says.

Price of plastic disposables to rise

Environmental Protection Ministry, Finance Ministry, agree to tax import and manufacture of plastic disposables.

Cuts to daycare subsidies won't go into effect in September

Changes in eligibility criteria for daycare subsidies will be implemented in November to allow families more time to prepare for adjustment.

Yamina proposes continuation of daycare subsidies for IDF vets

Proposal by ruling Yamina party would allow IDF veterans to study Torah without losing daycare subsidies for their children.

Liberman: Shas, UTJ are the ones who hurt haredim

Finance Minister says haredi parties want to keep their constituents dependent on government handouts to ensure their elections.

Leading rabbi: 'No forgiveness' for Liberman

'No forgiveness' for anyone who has a part in 'decrees' removing daycare subsidies from yeshiva families, leading haredi rabbi says.

Zionist Yeshivot unions decry cancellation of daycare subsidies

A father studying to become a rabbi is no longer eligible, but a father studying for an academic degree of any kind is.

Liberman: Haredi parties should read Maimonides

Finance Minister responds to criticisms of decision to cut daycare subsidies for children of yeshiva students.

An Open Letter to Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman

Kollel families who depend on childcare subsidies exemplify the ideals of commitment to discipline, frugality and Judaism's eternity. Op-ed.

Was Bennett really surprised to learn of cuts to haredim?

Or was Liberman's decision part of a scheme to persuade haredi parties to join the coalition?

MK Ahmad Tibi decries cuts to daycare subsidies for haredim

'This decision weakens the weak even further, and should be reconsidered,' says Tibi.

Shas to petition Supreme Court against Liberman subsidy cuts

Shas says decision to cut daycare subsidies for families of yeshiva students unlawfully discriminates against haredim.

Finance Minister to cut daycare subsidies for yeshiva families

New criteria deem families of married yeshiva students ineligible for daycare subsidy. 'System harms working parents, change was necessary.'

Liberman looks to impose sales tax on online purchases

Finance Minister Avidgor Liberman considering ending VAT exemption for imported items purchased online.

Haredi MK: 'Liberman has come with unparalleled cruelty'

'Thousands of people who were fired from their jobs won't have what to feed their children with,' UTJ's MK Maklev warns.

Liberman on Draft Law: Closing the circle

Finance Minister at cabinet meeting calls for final passage of Draft Law which was torpedoed in earlier governments. 'Historic justice.'

'We will not abandon the Holocaust survivors'

Minister Avigdor Liberman and Minister Meirav Cohen discussed joint activities for Holocaust survivors.