It‘s possible that Netanyahu is not always conscious of the motivations behind his actions; he certainly doesn‘t see himself as a Lieberman. That is why he chose to surround himself with antidemocratic people, each of whom is a projection of a different repressed aspect of Netanyahu‘s personality. There‘s Barak, whose career in the army was presumably based at least in part on his affinity for the undemocratic nature of ruling by command (and his final round as Labor Party leader proved that he never relinquished that affinity ). There‘s Neeman, who is loyal to power and to Jewish law, but not to democracy. And there‘s Lieberman, of course.