Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Resigns

[Purveyor]

Source: BBC

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has resigned after prosecutors decided to charge him with breach of trust.

Mr Lieberman has also resigned as deputy prime minister, and said he would fight to clear his name of the charges.

The case against him relates to a financial scandal dating back more than a decade.

His resignation comes five weeks before Israel's general election.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20731396

[patrice]

1. Oh, really . . . .

[leftynyc]

2. Good

He's a creep and likely belongs in jail.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. He's makes Bibi look like a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Kick (nt)

[Spirochete]

5. This is good

All the Liebermans are going away, at long last.

[Jack Rabbit]

6. Good riddance

Now, will the Israeli people get the jerk who appointed him?

[DavidDvorkin]

7. Unfortunately, his party will still be there

Presumably still in the coalition, and presumably still part of the winning combination in the upcoming election.

[Tempest]

8. One major war monger gone, one more to go.

Bibi, you're next.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. Kick (nt)