Miriam Peretz Warns Son Will Quit Knesset Over Arab Party Coalition

Miriam Peretz, Israel Prize laureate and mother of Knesset member Elyassaf Peretz from the Yashar! party, stated that her son will resign from parliament if his faction forms a coalition with an Arab party. She made these remarks during an interview with Kol BaRama radio.

"If my son's party sits with an Arab party, he will leave the Knesset. It will not happen that an Arab party decides whether to go into battle," Peretz declared.

When asked about potential defections or pressure within the party, she noted that external and internal pressures are being applied. Her comments add tension to the ongoing political discourse surrounding potential coalition partnerships and highlight the internal hurdles facing party leader Gadi Eisenkot.