Minister of Culture and Sports Miri Regev has praised Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's media statement, in which he said he was retaining the defense portfolio and opposed early elections.
Regev said, "The prime minister spoke from his heart. That's the way a responsible and caring leader looks, who sees the security of the State of Israel and its citizens before his eyes, not politics. It is indeed irresponsible for members of the coalition to topple such a good right government. I hope that logic will prevail, not ego."