Jerusalem Councilman Aaron Leibowitz, who is deputy chairman in charge of education in the city, has resigned from the coalition together with his “Yerushalmim” party due to his party’s disagreement over the strike. Leibowitz told the press “Jerusalem is our capital not a trump card and we cannot complete political processes on the backs of parents and students”.

The party announced it was breaking from the local coalition over its opposition to the ongoing municipal strike following several efforts to mediate between City Hall and the Finance Ministry.

In response to the move, Mayor Barkat stated the decision by [Finance Minister Moshe] Kahlon’s people” of Yerushalmim breaking from the coalition is insignificant as the coalition is stable, consisting of 27 of 31 councilmen.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)