Members of the Knesset opposition are calling on Kulanu party leader Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon to follow the actions of Environmental Affairs Minister Avi Gabbai, who announced his resignation on Friday. Gabbai is a minister from Kahlon’s party and explained in his press conference that he cannot live with the deal made that will result in Avigdor Lieberman becoming the nation’s defense minister. This compelled his decision to resign from the cabinet.

Among the opposition voices calling on Kahlon to resign is Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern.

Kahlon on erev Shabbos informed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he is going to hold on the Gabbai’s ministerial portfolio, and is not in any way signaling any intentions of rocking the coalition government.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)