Zionist Union MK to step down in outrage over Nation State law — in three months' time

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“My grandchildren will ask me what I did. I need to be able to answer them by saying and say, ‘I resigned because of this harsh law that should have brought all the Israelis out onto the barricades and we wonder why they have not.”

But Jerusalem Post reporter Gil Hoffman said: “He didn’t say he's quitting tomorrow. He's apparently going to take his salary for 3 months of doing nothing during the Knesset's long recess and quit when parliament returns October 14.”

“Asked why he isn’t leaving immediately, Bahloul's assistant said he is in the middle of helping the public on key issues and wants to finish his work before he goes,” Mr Hoffman subsequently tweeted.

By contrast, the resignation of former Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog, who is standing down to become the new head of the Jewish Agency, takes effect on Tuesday.