Liberman: I left because Netanyahu is paying protection money to Hamas

Liberman was speaking about the money transfers to the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by the Hamas terror group. The money is transferred from Qatar.

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Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (left) and Gaza protesters flashing the victory sign (photo credit: ARIEL HERMONI + REUTERS)
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (left) and Gaza protesters flashing the victory sign
(photo credit: ARIEL HERMONI + REUTERS)
Former Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said that he left the position “due to Netanyahu’s decision to pay protection money to a terrorist group” - at a cultural event in the city of Hadera on Saturday., Kan News reported.  

Liberman was speaking about the money transfers to the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by the Hamas terrorist group. The money is transferred from Qatar.
Netanyahu “showed the entire region that violence against Israel pays” Liberman said.
He also said he knows how a stable, long-term solution to the issue of rockets fired on Israel from Gaza can be achieved and that he "presented this plan in the relevant forums."