 Majadele's Ministerial position was eventually confirmed by a cabinet vote, though Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman abstained from voting.Despite her controversial remarks, in February 2007, Lieberman nominated her to take the position of Tourism Minister which had been vacated by Isaac Herzog during a cabinet reshuffle caused by Yisrael Beiteinu's addition to Ehud Olmert's coalition.In response, Israeli Arab MK Ahmad Tibi stated the move was "a lethal blow to sanity and tolerance".