Miriam Peretz: If Yisrael Beytenu sits with an Arab party, her son Eliyahu will quit the Knesset

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Miriam Peretz, the mother of Yisrael Beytenu MK Eliyahu Peretz, said in an interview with Kol Barama radio that if his party sits in a coalition with an Arab party, her son will leave the Knesset. According to her, there is no way that an Arab party will decide whether to go to war.

Peretz revealed that pressure is being applied to her son and to her, and noted that people are writing to them and acting in ways she would not detail. Asked whether the pressure is aimed at getting her son to defect from the party, she replied: "One day these things will come out".

MK Tali Gottlieb suggested that Eliyahu Peretz leave his faction and join another faction, adding that resigning from the Knesset would not prevent Eisenkot from relying on the Arab parties. MK Ahmad Tibi recalled Peretz's request for his support in the presidential race. The chairman of Yisrael Beytenu, Gadi Eisenkot, expressed support for MK Peretz and his family.