Asfat Zamir of the Centrist Blue and White Party says he does not have a “trustworthy trust” in the Israeli prime minister.
Israel’s tourism minister has resigned from the terrorist government and said he has no “ounce of confidence” in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of putting his personal and legal issues ahead of the response to the Covid-19 crisis.
Asaf Zamir is a member of the Centrist Blue and White Party, which fought Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud in three annual elections in less than a year before forming an emergency government in May to fight the epidemic.
Israel went into another nationwide lockdown last month and has now erupted into the world’s most devastating outbreak on a per capita basis. The crisis government has been besieged by fighting and has faced widespread criticism for its confusing and often contradictory response to the epidemic.
Zamir tweeted, “I can no longer sit in a government in which I don’t trust the person in his head.”
“I have unfortunately decided that the coronavirus crisis and its devastating effects are second on the Prime Minister’s list of priorities. Personal and legal matters are at the top of Netanyahu’s priorities. ”
Netanyahu has been the target of weekly demonstrations outside his official residence for months, with protesters urging him to resign over several allegations of corruption and a trial over his response to the epidemic.
The prime minister has been charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of cases. He is accused of accepting expensive gifts such as cartons of champagne and cigars from wealthy friends and supporting media moguls in exchange for favorable news coverage for him and his family.
In the most serious case, he is accused of promoting a law that made millions of dollars in profits for the owner of a large telecommunications company while protecting behind-the-scenes editorial influence on Payne’s popular news website.
Netanyahu, the head of the Likud party, denies all allegations. He has carried out his actions with the intention of ousting the right-wing leader popularly known as the Left Witch Witch-Hunt.
Corona virus lockdown
Earlier this week, Israel’s parliament passed a law that would allow the government to cut public protests during a lockdown, as Netanyahu’s critics accused him of trying to sow discord. Netanyahu says controls are needed to prevent the spread of the virus.
Likud condemned Zameer’s decision to step down, accusing Netanyahu of playing politics while “fighting 24 hours a day to save the lives and livelihoods of Israeli citizens.”
“Blue and White need to decide whether they are working in unity within the government to fight the coronavirus or if they will continue to cause chaos within the government and therefore harm the necessary action for Israeli citizens.”
You were praised last spring when Israel moved quickly to seal its borders, close most businesses and impose strict house-to-house orders.
By May, the rate of new daily cases had dropped to about a dozen.
But officials that month accidentally reopened the economy, removing almost all sanctions.
Since then, the number of cases has risen, with more than 7,000 new infections being reported daily in the country, and hospital warning authorities will soon drown. The economy, meanwhile, has been slow to recover.
In Israel alone, with a population of nine million, a total of more than 250,000 cases and more than 1,600 deaths have been reported.
Blue and White Chief Defense Minister Benny Gentz said he accepted Zameer’s resignation with “understanding and regret” and added: “We wanted unity, and we did not expect this government.”
“We joined the government not for democracy or the rule of law, but for coronavirus rule,” he said. “If anyone disagrees, they can set a date for the election.”
