Weekly Commentary: Military Coup? Liberman Insists Security Officials Have Veto
Dr. Aaron Lerner 12 November 2026
https://youtu.be/58mhu8f7hCg

"Warning - a transitional government is not authorized to make decisions
that could drag Israel into war without parliamentary oversight, and without
the full agreement of all security officials. I emphasize, all security
officials."
Avigdor Liberman 12 November 2026
https://x.com/AvigdorLiberman/status/2120790998754222173

Avigdor Liberman is anything but a novice.

He once even served as minister of defense.

So he has no excuse for such irresponsible remarks.

He knows from his own experience how important it is that the civilians call
the shots.

Civilian DM Liberman pushed through arming the IDF with precision ground to
ground missiles of various ranges to dramatically enhance our ability to
address many challenges without relying on piloted platforms. This included
top of the line systems that Israel was already supplying to other armies
but the local brass wasn't interested in.

And perhaps the most dramatic example from the Second Lebanon War:

The brass wanted to first punish Lebanon by destroying infrastructure but
civilian DM Amir Peretz insisted that the IAF take out Hezbollah's long
range missile before they began hitting Tel Aviv. This move was essentially
the only correct Israeli decision in the entire war.

Civilian Peretz, ridiculed for the iconic photo of him peering through
capped binoculars, bravely stood his ground.

If you understand Hebrew I urge you to listen to Peretz describe what
transpired to appreciate the terrible pressure and resistance he faced from
the security officials:
http://youtu.be/SM_LMb10qsQ

And if we are talking about Iran the decision making is magnitudes more
complicated.

With so many "balls in the air" that even the top security people aren't
aware of.

Not to mention the possibility that some in the room secretly still harbor
the once common assumption that Iran actually only wants nukes to prevent
regime change.

Israel is a country under civilian rule.

Let's keep it that way.
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