Herzog resigns from government following Labor breakup

Welfare and Social Services Minister says he hopes other Labor ministers follow him; Braverman: Our mandate was the peace process, Barak wasn't interested; Cabel says Labor lost its way, needs to refocus, regroup.
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The first of the remaining Labor ministers quit the government Monday, following Defense Minister Ehud Barak's move to take four MKs with him and start a new faction on Sunday.

Speaking at a press conference Monday afternoon, Isaac Herzog said that he is glad Barak left the party as it presents a chance to save the Labor party. Herzog said that he notified Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a short while earlier that he was quitting the government. He added that he hoped Labor Ministers Avishay Braverman and Binyamin Ben-Eliezer would join him shortly. Herzog said he spoke to party officials about preserving party unity and to decide on a date for new primary elections. Continue ►