Israel Prize Laureate's Son to Resign from Knesset Over Arab Party Coalition
Translated & summarized from Davar by baba
Educator and Israel Prize laureate Miriam Peretz announced that her son, Knesset member Elisaf Peretz, will resign if a government includes an Arab party. She stated he cannot compromise his values by sitting in a coalition with such parties. Peretz also mentioned that her son is under considerable pressure regarding his voting intentions, though she did not elaborate on the nature of these pressures.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- MK Elisaf Peretz will resign if a government includes an Arab party, his mother announced.
- Educator Miriam Peretz stated her son cannot compromise his values by joining such a coalition.
- Peretz clarified the stance applies to direct government participation, not external support.
- She revealed Elisaf Peretz is under significant pressure regarding his parliamentary votes.
- The pressure aims to prevent him from supporting a government reliant on Arab parties.
Miriam Peretz, an Israel Prize laureate and educator, stated on Thursday that her son, newly elected Knesset member Elisaf Peretz, would resign from parliament if a government is formed in partnership with an Arab party. Peretz, who has recently called for a unity government, told Radio Kol Barama that her son "said it, he cannot break his value." She emphasized that this refers to direct participation in a government with an Arab party, not just external support. "I am talking about sitting in a government with an Arab party that will decide for me whether to defend this home, whether to go to war, whether to give IDF soldiers what they need to be given, it will not happen," she declared.
Peretz also revealed that significant pressure is being applied to her son, though she declined to provide specifics, stating that "one day things will be revealed." She indicated that the pressure is not necessarily to defect to the Likud party, but rather "that he will not vote for a government that is supported by Arab parties."
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