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Citing his “mistake” in joining Netanyahu’s government, the former Labor MK says he is “taking a break from politics.”
Israeli Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services Minister Itzik Shmuli announced his resignation on Wednesday, citing his “mistake” in joining the unity government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In a Facebook post, the former Labor Knesset member said that he had decided to “take a break from politics” to consider his future path.
He had decided to join the coalition, he said, not because he believed in Netanyahu, but because he thought that it was the right thing to do, with Israel in the midst of one the most serious crises in its history.
“I was convinced that while a deadly epidemic was raging and the economy was disintegrating, it was truly in the best interests of the country” to join Netanyahu’s government, he said.
“Subsequent events have proven that this was a mistake. And public leaders should also know how to admit their mistakes and take responsibility. Therefore, I do not intend to run in the upcoming elections—neither in the Labor Party nor in other political frameworks that were open to me,” he said.
Caption: Labor, Social Welfare and Social Services Minister Itzik Shmuli speaks at an event in Jerusalem on May 18, 2020.
Photo by Shlomi Cohen/Flash90.
