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Shas MK Moshe Arbel submits Knesset resignation, to be replaced by Erez Malul
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Shas MK Moshe Arbel submits his formal letter of resignation from the Knesset to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, on May 17, 2026. (Courtesy Amir Ohana)
Shortly after announcing his retirement from politics, Shas MK Moshe Arbel submits his formal letter of resignation to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.
Once his resignation takes effect, he will be replaced in the Knesset by former MK Erez Malul, who was pushed out of parliament under the Norwegian Law when the party’s ministers quit the government last summer.
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