Member of Knesset Robert Tiviaev said, Thursday morning, "I'm really not the only one who wants to split from Labor.
Tiviaev was suspended by the Zionist Union after he was absent for a vote on a proposal to equalize old-age pensions to the minimum wage level. Interviewed by Israel Defense Forces Radio, he said, "There are many more like me." I voted against Molly [MK Itzik Shmul (Zionist Union, sponsor of the bill] because [Zionist Union Knesset-faction leader] Yoel Hasson shouted at me and insulted me and I apologize to Molly for it. Then I received text messages from Labor activists who said, "Go back to Russia."