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The education of Israel's new defense minister

In the past, Avigdor Liberman was called to use an iron fist against Palestinians in order to curb terror, but as Israel's new defense minister he might change his tone.
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On June 9, Israeli social media was inundated with a Facebook post written on Oct. 13, 2015, immediately after one of the worst attacks that occurred in the wave of terrorism known as the "intifada of knives" or the "intifada of individuals."

The post read as follows: "I expect that after the Cabinet meets today, they will release the following clear decisions and instructions:

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