Herzog: I wouldn't join government without having influence

Amid rumors of ongoing talks on bringing his party into the government, Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog says he would not join the coalition without having any real power. “I am not a decoration committee, he says, “the shared path is the deciding factor.”

“In recent days I have heard a lot of insights and sardonic cynicism from analysts who always know everything. I do not know everything, but I know what is my truth,” Herzog writes on Facebook. “In the past year, I have received daily requests to join the government, and I answered them: It does not interest me to sit there without my hands on the steering wheel, I am not a decoration committee.”

Channel 2 also quotes Herzog as saying that, “Rumors of a breakthrough are premature. If there is a worthwhile offer, I will consider it.”