Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former right-hand man launched an immigrant-rights political party in a move that political observers said is aimed at rallying support for the premier. Avigdor Lieberman launched the new Israel, Our Home Party with pledges to limit the power of the Supreme Court and cut back the police force. Observers described Lieberman’s populist rhetoric as dangerous, and Netanyahu distanced himself from the former Soviet emigre’s attack on the Supreme Court.
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