Open Letter to Lieberman: Isn't It Time to Recalculate the Route? | Yossi Achimeir

In an open letter published in Maariv, Yossi Achimeir urges Avigdor Lieberman to consider a new path: joining a national-center government with Likud and Eisenkot. Achimeir praises Lieberman's political growth but criticizes his obsession with toppling Netanyahu, his harsh rhetoric against him, and his remark about the Haredim. He notes that despite media attention, Lieberman polls only 8-10 seats.

In an open letter published in Maariv on August 10, 2026, Yossi Achimeir addresses Avigdor Lieberman, asking whether it is time to recalculate the route. Achimeir opens with condolences for the fall of Major Harel Birnstock, a resident of Nokdim, in southern Lebanon. He recalls a thank-you letter Lieberman once sent him and expresses appreciation for Lieberman's political growth. However, he notes that despite being a media favorite, Lieberman polls only eight to ten seats and fails to rise. Achimeir criticizes Lieberman's obsession with toppling Netanyahu, his harsh attacks on him, and his remark about the Haredim ('load them onto a wheelbarrow and straight to the dump'), which he considers bordering on anti-Semitism. He agrees with Lieberman on the conscription law and the deserter law but calls on him to consider joining a national-center government with Likud and Eisenkot, even if he will not be prime minister.