Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman

Likud Party Dept: The move to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party with Yisrael Beitenu, which is headed by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, passed by a large majority Monday evening at a meeting of Likud activists, according to CBC. Netanyahu said that during his term Israel has mostly weathered the global economic crisis and has strengthened its security. But he warned that economic and security challenges remain and israel's governing Likud Party approved teaming up with an ultranationalist partner on Monday, forming a hawkish bloc that appears poised to win parliamentary elections in January. "I came here today to ask you to vote for a strong Likud, a strong prime minister, a strong government and a strong Israel," Netanyahu said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.