WHEN AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN became Is-rael's defence minister in 2016, he vowed to eliminate the leader of Hamas within 48 hours. Two years later Ismail Ha-niyeh is still alive-and may have just helped eliminate Israel's government. On November 14th Mr Lieberman (above, left) resigned, withdrawing his party from the ruling coalition over its supposed meekness in the latest flare-up in the Gaza Strip. That leaves the prime minister, Binya-min Netanyahu (above, right), with a one-seat majority in the Knesset. He may lose that if other right-wing parties follow Mr Lieberman's example. The general election scheduled for November next year is likely to be brought forward to the spring. A week that began with efforts to bring calm to Gaza has sparked a coalition crisis in Israel.
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