Iran Press/ Middle East: Facing a High Court of Justice petition, Netanyahu announced on December 12 that he would drop all his portfolios on January 1 other than his role as prime minister.
Besides being prime minister, Netanyahu was a social welfare minister, Diaspora affairs minister and acting agricultural minister. He was also the health minister until Sunday when the cabinet approved the promotion of deputy health minister Ya’acov Litzman.
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel had threatened a lawsuit for shaming the court if Netanyahu did not quit by Wednesday night.
Netanyahu left on Thursday morning for Greece and will only be back on Sunday, which is the earliest possible day that new ministers can be appointed.205
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