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Why Netanyahu and Liberman are boycotting Arab party members

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman have called upon the coalition to boycott parliamentary activities of the Joint List for missing the funeral of former President Shimon Peres, even if they themselves were the late president's bitter rivals.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) listens as Israel's new Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, head of far-right Yisrael Beitenu party, speaks during a media conference following Lieberman's swearing-in ceremony at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - RTX2EVP3
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) listens as Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, head of the far-right Yisrael Beitenu Party, speaks during a media conference following Liberman's swearing-in ceremony at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 30, 2016. — REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

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