the son of one of the founders and israel's --st right-wing trimester right-wing prime minister, menachem begin. it is not just his controversial views and his right-wing rhetoric, it is also the way it was done. he is replacing a man who was experienced. moshe yaalon was a respected defense minister with a history in the military. avigdor lieberman has no military experience to speak of. all that together makes it is usually controversial appointment, one "the new york times" has called baffling. laura: we're getting reaction already from the state department in the united states, statement saying "the expansion himhe coalition to include raises legitimate questions about the direction of israeli politics." clearly there will be some tensions with the u.s., israel's key ally, of course. why has netanyahu appointed someone who is so controversial, both in israel and outside? reporter: so controversial, and it is worse than you know. there is a huge history of personal enmity between the two going back years. he has done it, he says, in order to expand his government. mr. netanyahu was rul