Miriam Peretz: Son Will Quit Knesset if Yashar Goes with Arab Party
- Israel Prize laureate Miriam Peretz stated that her son, Yashar MK Elisaf Peretz, will resign from the 26th Knesset if his party forms a government involving an Arab party, she said in an interview with Kol Barama Radio.
- Ongoing negotiations regarding the next government prompted the remarks, as Elisaf Peretz previously expressed opposition to forming coalitions with non-Zionist parties.
- Describing persistent efforts to influence her son, Miriam Peretz said, "The pressure has been applied from day one," noting people are writing to both of them.
- At his swearing-in ceremony, Miriam Peretz struck a different tone, expressing hope her son would bring a "spirit of unity" to the Knesset and work on behalf of all Israeli citizens.
- Elisaf Peretz has not publicly responded to his mother's ultimatum, leaving questions regarding whether he will support a potential partnership with Arab parties amid ongoing discussions.
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Yashar MK's mother says he will quit Knesset if party joins coalition with Arabs
Miriam Peretz, a prominent Israeli educator whose two sons were killed in combat, said her son Elyasaf would not join a government with an Arab party, though previous governments relied on Arab parties for outside support
Miriam Peretz: If Yashar forms a government with an Arab party, my son will leave Knesset
Just two days earlier, at her son's swearing-in ceremony at the Knesset, Peretz had struck a different tone, emphasizing the importance of unity and working on behalf of all Israeli citizens.
Israel Prize laureate Miriam Peretz stated in an interview with "Kol Barama" radio that her son, MK Elisaf Peretz of Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar!" party, will leave the Knesset if his party forms a government in cooperation with Arab factions. The post MK Elisaf Peretz's mother from Yashar! "If the party sits with Arabs, he will leave the Knesset" appeared first on JDN.
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