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After Israel s 2020 election, Michaeli refused to join Netanyahu s government, and split from Peretz and Shmuli, who opted for cabinet positions, despite campaign promises not to do so. The Labor Party is leaving the corrupt Netanyahu-Gantz government, Michaeli said. I told Peretz and Shmuli they must resign immediately. The Labor Party is starting over.
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Former Labor Chairman Amir Peretz votes at the party s primary election in Sderot, January 24, 2021.Credit: Eliyahu Hershkovitz
It remains unclear whether both ministers will heed to Michaeli s request. Both Peretz and Shmuli had announced they would not run for party chairman, with Peretz saying he wouldn t run for a Knesset seat either. Shmuli has hinted he may join Benny Gantz s Kahol Lavan party.