The Jerusalem Post·Israel·Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC

Yisrael Beytenu’s Liberman denies that he wants position of Knesset speaker

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AVI SOLOMON

"I have received several inquiries regarding demands for the position of Knesset speaker. I have no desire and no intention of becoming Knesset speaker," Liberman wrote on social media.

Yisrael Beiteinu party chairman MK Avigdor Liberman at the party’s election headquarters in Tel Aviv, on Israel’s general election night, October 27, 2026.

(photo credit: Tal Gal/Flash90)

ByAVI SOLOMON

OCTOBER 31, 2026 19:17

Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman denied reports that he was interested in becoming Knesset speaker in a post on X/Twitter on Saturday.

"The wicked never rest for a single moment. I have received several inquiries regarding demands for the position of Knesset speaker. I have no desire and no intention of becoming Knesset speaker," he wrote.

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