In his announcement, Shelah, who broke from Yair Lapid‘s Yesh Atid party to form his Tnufa party in the runup to the election, cited a desire to make sure he didn‘t draw votes away from other parties in the anti-Netanyahu bloc, which could result in parties failing to cross the threshold required for entering the Knesset.
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Israel’s New Fab Four Must Unite Now
But Huldai, Nissenkorn, Shelah and Zelekha should unite already and create a sense of excitement, one even spurred by passion, not a sad compromise among wallflowers at a dance who will settle for anything with two feet.
Israel Election Polls: Tel Aviv Mayor Gains Ground, Gantz Grazing Threshold
(30.12.2020)
Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn left the slate on Tuesday to join Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai‘s party, and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi announced on Wednesday afternoon that he will not be running with Kahol Lavan in the upcoming election.
After Huldai announced that he is running for Knesset on Tuesday, his Hayisraelim party is projected to win eight to nine parliamentary seats.
Gantz: Nissenkorn stabbed me in the back
(01.01.2021)
In a weekend interview with Yediot Aharonot, Gantz said „I felt him stabbing me in the back and turning the knife.“
Nissenkorn, whose resignation took effect Friday morning, wrote on Facebook afterward that Gantz made „crazy concessions“ that would have emptied the justice minister post of authority in an effort to keep the government together.
After joining Huldai, Nissenkorn resigns as justice minister
(30.12.2020)
After leaving Blue & White and joining Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai‘s new The Israelis party, Avi Nissenkorn Wednesday resigned from his position as justice minister.