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NEWS
Rabbi MK Eichler Makes Way for Rabbi Shmuel Halpert as
Part of Rotation Agreement
By Eliezer Rauchberger
MK Rabbi Yisroel Eichler (Agudas Yisroel) submitted a letter
of resignation to Knesset Chairman Reuven Rivlin on Monday
night based on the UTJ rotation agreement signed prior to the
last Knesset elections.
He will be replaced by Rabbi Shmuel Halpert, who was sixth on
the party list. Rabbi Halpert will become a Knesset member
Wednesday night, 48 hours after Rabbi Eichler submitted his
letter of resignation, but he is not expected to make his
pledge of loyalty until Monday.
With his resignation from the Knesset, Rabbi Eichler is also
vacating the post of chairman of the Committee for Public
Inquiries. According to the coalition agreement between UTJ
and the Likud, the committee chairmanship will remain in the
hands of UTJ, which will have to decide who to assign to the
post.
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