Lieberman pick shows irresponsibility toward defense establishment: Begin

Knesset member Benny Begin, one of the oldest members of the Likud movement, said Thursday morning during an Israeli radio interview that "the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman to defense minister shows irresponsibility towards the defense establishment and the entire people of Israel." On Wednesday night he called the appointment "bizarre" and in another interview Thursday morning he called the prime minister's move "paradoxical." More details on the appointment are in DEBKAfile's special report.