Liberman set to become only Eisenkot-bloc leader with direct security ties to Netanyahu

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Liberman was set to head the Knesset's temporary Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, while Eisenkot urged Netanyahu to exercise restraint in security decisions during the political transition.

Yisrael Beytenu chairman MK Avigdor Liberman is expected to contact Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly on security and diplomatic matters after the Knesset's Arrangements Committee voted Wednesday to recommend his appointment as chairman of the new Knesset's temporary Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.Under the law, the new Knesset does not currently have an opposition leader, so the prime minister is not required to provide regular security briefings to anyone.

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