Taking to the Knesset podium to denounce a law whose moniker bears his name, Kadima MK Shaul Mofaz told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that his efforts to pass legislation that would facilitate his entry into the government after a possible split from his party were being waged against his wishes.
"The time has come for you to behave like a prime minister and not like an average political wheeler-dealer," Mofaz told Netanyahu. "After you realized that you have no chance to preserve the coalition, you decided to bend [the rules] of democracy."
"The State of Israel is not Cuba nor is it North Korea," Mofaz told the Knesset on Monday. "Too many good people have fought for the democratic face of this country, people that I value and admire."
"There is no chance that I will help you or anyone else to trample the democratic face of the state," Mofaz told Netanyahu. "If you want to fulfill a public job, you have to act accordingly."
Mofaz said those who hide behind the "Mofaz law" label are "cowards."
"It saddens me that in the most important group of people in the state, there are those who decided to act in a manner that is unbecoming of an officer and a soldier," Mofaz said.
"The time has come for you to behave like a prime minister and not like an average political wheeler-dealer," Mofaz told Netanyahu. "After you realized that you have no chance to preserve the coalition, you decided to bend [the rules] of democracy."
"The State of Israel is not Cuba nor is it North Korea," Mofaz told the Knesset on Monday. "Too many good people have fought for the democratic face of this country, people that I value and admire."
"There is no chance that I will help you or anyone else to trample the democratic face of the state," Mofaz told Netanyahu. "If you want to fulfill a public job, you have to act accordingly."
Mofaz said those who hide behind the "Mofaz law" label are "cowards."
"It saddens me that in the most important group of people in the state, there are those who decided to act in a manner that is unbecoming of an officer and a soldier," Mofaz said.