Housing Minister Yitzchak Goldknopf on Wednesday submitted a letter of resignation from his membership in the Knesset to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
Goldknopf resigned his position under the Norwegian Law, which allows any MK who is appointed as a minister or deputy minister to temporarily resign from the Knesset, allowing another member of their party to assume the position instead. His resignation was in accordance with the agreement between Agudas Yisrael and Degel HaTorah, allowing Yitzchak Pindrus to enter the Knesset.
“I wish my friend HaRav Pindrus much success in his position,” Goldknopf said. “He’s an experienced and intelligent shaliach tzibur and his parliamentary activity will bring significant achievements to the public in Israel.”
Meir Porush, the Jerusalem Affairs Minister, and Uri Maklev, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Transporation Ministry, are also expected to resign from the Knesset, allowing Agudas Yisrael representative Moshe Roth and Degel Hatorah representative Eliyahu Bruchi to enter the Knesset.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Bibi has already sliced and diced cabinet ministries into multiple mini fiefdoms lacking any organizational logic or purpose other than satisfying the egos of multiple coalition partners along with Likud. Overlay that byzantine structure with the temporal uncertainty of Norwegian Law Knesset appointments and you have the least coherent government in modern Israeli history.
Rav Pindrus is a great and articulate leader
May he be successful in all he wii do
bless him and let the gay one out…