In what most would view as an unrealistic occurrence, former Minister of Environmental Affairs Amir Peretz told the media he does not rule out being the person to replace Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

Peretz, a member of The Movement party, recently resigned from the cabinet over the administration’s policies. He feels his party should break from the coalition as well. Peretz, who defected to The Movement after being unseated as Labor party leader, now feels he might be the man Israelis will vote for to replace the prime minister. He modestly adds that The Movement leader Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and opposition leader Yitzchak Herzog are also suitable candidates.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)