Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Sunday, May 22, 2016
Deputy Education Minister Porush quits Knesset
Deputy Education Minister Meir Porush resigns from the Knesset, although he will continue to serve in his ministerial capacity.
Porush, of the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party, tenders his resignation to Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein.
He will be replaced in the Knesset by party colleague Ya’akov Asher starting Tuesday.
קיבלתי עתה את מכתב התפטרותו של ח״כ פורוש מהכנסת. בעוד 48 שעות ייכנס לתפקידו יעקב אשר. pic.twitter.com/niPU7b4c5C
— Yuli Edelstein ???????? יולי אדלשטיין (@YuliEdelstein) May 22, 2016