JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Senior Charedi political leader Yaakov Litzman will not run for Knesset reelection.
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Mr. Litzman made the announcement during an interview on Israeli television Sunday. The MK from the United Torah Judaism party (UTJ) said, “If there are new elections, I will not run. I won’t go to the Knesset again.”
Mr. Litzman has served in the Knesset since 1999, and during that time he served as Health Minister twice, and served as Housing and Construction Minister.
The MK said that his decision not to run is not related to a criminal investigation against him. He is being probed over corruption allegations, including a claim that he used his position to pressure experts to testify in defense of a Charedi Australian female educator accused of abusing dozens of students. He also denied having any plea deal in place.
The 73 year old said that the main driver behind his decision is his age, and he would like to make room for younger blood in his Charedi party.
Litzman currently heads the Agudath Yisrael party, and for years headed the UTJ faction.
In January, Litzman stepped down as chair of UTJ after 18 years.
Litzman is the second Charedi leader this week to announce that he will leave the Knesset. Shas leader and MK Aryeh Deri was indicted on tax charges on Sunday, and as part of the plea agreement, Mr. Deri will be resigning from the Knesset.
טוב, לא שאכפת לי מליצמן ומהכלום שהוא עשה בכנסת. אבל אין מצב, שזה סתם צירוף מקרים שגם ליצמן וגם דרעי פורשים. pic.twitter.com/N1kXPNDIba
— Toiby zu (@toibyzu) December 26, 2021
Remember folks, this is the guy who protected child rapist Malka Leifer. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!
He’s a corrupt minister , and a protector of child sexual predators
This is the deal for the nice things he did. don’t be fooled he is not leaving on his own. Hamaven Yovin.
Corrupt
Maybe he has a second cousin that went to R Shaul alters Shalosh seudas and he allowed for him to come to a grandsons wedding, and the ger terror machine decided it’s time for him to go
To spend more time with his family for sure!
Good riddance
BH!
Litzman is a ganev and he also coerced doctors to fake Malka Leifer’s records to claim she in not mentally fit to stand trail for rape.. Litzman is not a good person any way you cut it. he never cared about the klal, only about Ger. Arya Deri is another story, while he siphoned of public $$ and failed to pay all his taxes, he did tremendous work for the klal, will be remembered fondly.
I think he meant, make room for more rapist to get young blood. Go kill yourself next to Chaim Jeffery Walder
He was a good health minister.