Israel's vice premier resigns amid harassment allegations
Israel's attorney-general instructed police to investigate the reports after Shalom's announcement
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."
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.
Delhi’s anti-graft party head sacks minister over ‘bribe’
"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."