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Lieberman: 'Terrorists' should get the death penalty

Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the far-right Yisrael Beitenu party, has called for Palestinian 'terrorist' to receive the death penalty and for money transfers with the PAlestinian Authority to be halted.

"PA president Mahmoud Abbas is not a partner for peace," he wrote on his Facebook page on Sunday.

He also called for the banning of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement and encouraged the creation of safe bypass roads for people travelling through the West Bank.