Former Labor leader Peretz quits party, Knesset, to stay on as minister under Netanyahu

Peretz defied newly elected Chairwoman Merav Michaeli, who ordered him and Social Services Minister Itzik Shmuli to resign from government, but the move could help the party's image ahead of the March 23 vote https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-former-labor-leader-quits-party-knesset-to-stay-on-as-minister-under-netanyahu-1.9484803 #israel_labor_party #israeli_politics #israeli_elections