MK Orbach Suspends Cooperation With Coalition

YERUSHALAYIM

Yamina MK Nir Orbach seen leaving the Prime Minister’s office in Yerushalayim, where he met with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, on Sunday. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Yamina MK Nir Orbach announced Monday that he told Prime Minister Naftali Bennett he is no longer part of the coalition, putting members of the government on the ropes and in the Knesset minority.

“I told the Prime Minister this morning that, given the current situation, I am no longer part of the coalition,” he said in a message released by his office.

Orbach, Bennett’s close confidant and former aide, said he would not vote with the coalition until the Yehudah and Shomron emergency bill is passed.

However, Orbach said that he will not vote to dissolve the Knesset next week, noting that he doesn’t think another round of elections will add to political stability.

“After a week of meetings with the Prime Minister and others, I’ve come to the conclusion that the coalition cannot continue to operate the way it is now,” Orbach said.

He claimed the coalition has failed to live up to its promises, blaming left-leaning and Arab MKs, namely Ra’am MK Mazen Ghanaim and Meretz’s Ghaida Rinawie-Zoabi. “Extremist and anti-Zionist actors like MKs Ghanaim and Zoabi have taken the coalition in problematic directions. They have held it hostage the whole time,” he said.

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