Blue and White MK Omer Yankelevich will be departing from her spokesperson Rafi Pearlstein. Pearlstein, a former journalist for Yediot Yerushalayim, shocked the journalism community when he dove into politics as Yankelevich’s spokesperson back in July.

He took over for Chaim Porush, who served as Yankelevich’s spokesperson for a short time between when she was elected, this first time, in April until July. Pearlstein on Monday resigned, which continues the trend of having short-lived advisors to the MK.

Pearlstein confirmed the change on his Twitter account. “At the end of the month I will finish my duties as the Spokesperson for MK Omer Yankelevich. I want to thank her tremendously for believing in me. I had the merit to work together with a special leader, a quality public servant and a personality that was incredibly unique in every sense of the word. she came to work and continued to work non-stop. I learned a lot from her about determination, modesty, dedication and most of all, what it means to be a publicly voted-in official who legitimately wants to do good without any wickedness in her eyes or heart.”

Pearlstein continued: “The matter is personal. As a newly-wed, I prefer not to be involved in another intense election campaign and all that it would entail in terms of the long hours in the Knesset. I look forward to my next challenge, which I will share with you all in the near future.”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)