Israel's vice premier resigns amid harassment allegations

Israel's attorney-general instructed police to investigate the reports after Shalom's announcement


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Chief Israeli Negotiator, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Silvan Shalom gestures during the Rome 2015 MED - Mediterranean Dialogues forum in Rome, Italy, December 11, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

JERUSALEM: Israeli interior minister and vice-premier Silvan Shalom said on Sunday that he was quitting his posts and leaving politics over media reports of sexual harassment and indecent assault.

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"My family is giving me full support but there is no justification for the price being exacted from it," he said in a statement.

"Under these circumstances I have decided to resign from my position as minister and member of parliament."

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