Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman by The Washington Institute published on 2018-04-27T20:55:11Z In a rare public address in Washington, D.C., Israel's defense minister explained his government's strategy for dealing with challenges including the emergence of a direct Iranian front to the north and recurrent mass protests along the Gaza border to the south. Near East PolicyCast: Conversations on Middle East issues from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Genre News & Politics