(VOVworld) – Israeli new defense minister supports a two-state solution to the conflict with the Palestinians.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) enters to a media conference together with Israel's new Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman. (Photo: Reuters)

Avigdor Lieberman, who was sworn in as Israel’s defense minister on Monday, was Israel’s former foreign minister, and a West Bank settler. He has stoked controversy in the past for alleged racism towards the Palestinians and Israel's Arab minority.