Herzog says Peretz’s offer to Netanyahu ‘made on his own volition’

3 May 2017, 6:19 pm Edit

Opposition leader Isaac Herzog says the earlier announcement by ex-defense minister Amir Peretz offering Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unconditional support if he pursues a peace deal with Palestinians is not an official party statement.

“The leader of the opposition is in favor of a diplomatic process as he has said dozens of times and has been involved in efforts that have cost him nearly all of his political capital, however, Peretz released that statement on his own volition,” a statement from Herzog’s spokesperson says.

Herzog and Peretz are facing off against 7 other candidates for the leadership of the Labor Party in a July primary vote.