Crisis in Israel: Resignation in the Netanyahu government!

According to a report by Israel's state broadcaster KAN, New Hope Party leader Gideon Saar said at a press conference in Tel Aviv that the reason he joined the Emergency Government was "to be able to take action in Israel's wars."

Pointing to Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz, Saar stated that he had agreed to join the government by reaching an agreement with him, even though he himself was not included in the war council.

Regarding his decision to join the Netanyahu government, Saar said, "Over time, I realized that perhaps I had made a mistake. In recent months, I and the citizens of Israel have seen that the course of the war has not brought us closer to achieving our goals."

Arguing that work should be done on a faster timeline to destroy Hamas's military power, Saar assessed, "By reducing military pressure, we have lost an important source of leverage for reaching a new agreement for the release of those taken captive."

Saar stated, "The prolongation of the war has further worsened our situation on the international political stage."

Stating that the management of the attacks on Gaza was transferred from the cabinet to the war council, Saar noted that there were no individuals in the war council to offer different perspectives or provide criticism, and for this reason, he "wanted to join the war council to be able to use his expertise."

Regarding his decision to leave the government, Saar used the expression, "I believe that as long as I do not have the opportunity to influence the direction of policy, I cannot take responsibility. In short, I no longer see any point in it. Therefore, I have announced my intention to resign and have signed my resignation letter to be delivered to the Prime Minister."

Saar, who previously served as Minister of Justice, had announced about 10 days ago that he would resign if Netanyahu did not include him in the war council, but Netanyahu did not take any steps in that direction.

Former Minister Saar announced on March 12 that his political partnership with Gantz had ended and took his party's 4 seats in parliament, leaving 8 seats for the Blue and White Party led by Gantz.

Gideon Saar left Netanyahu's Likud party in 2020 to form the New Hope Party and participated in the parliamentary elections in July 2022 on a joint list with Gantz's party. The alliance of Saar and Gantz won 12 seats in the 120-seat Israeli Parliament in the parliamentary elections.

News Source: AA