In the past few months, since the end of Operation Protective Edge, Lieberman has been trying to brand himself as a mature, judicious and responsible leader possessing regional-global vision. In short: premiership material. His remarks this week in a closed meeting at Tel Aviv University could just as easily have been voiced by Labor leader MK Isaac Herzog, his new political partner MK Tzipi Livni, or even Meretz leader MK Zahava Gal-On.