Prime Minister Ariel Sharon seems intent on firing Deputy Minister Naomi Blumental. He is demanding an explanation for her refusal to answer police questions regarding allegations that she rented hotel suites for Central Committee members on the eve of the Likud's primaries. Sharon says that the public has the right to know how its representatives were elected.
it should be noted that Blumental is known as a firm opponent to Sharon's plan for a Palestinian state. In Sept. 2001, when Sharon first stated his support for such an entity, the Deputy Minister called upon the Likud Knesset faction to convene and discuss the matter, and told Arutz-7 that she was "stunned by his remarks... I hope that we will not be the ones to give a green light to the establishment of a terrorist state adjacent to us." Almost a year ago, Blumental voted in the Knesset in favor of a bill proposed by Herut MK Michael Kleiner calling for the invalidation of the Oslo Agreement, again against Sharon's position. Sharon has given broad hints that whoever does not support his diplomatic positions will not be able to be part of his government.
it should be noted that Blumental is known as a firm opponent to Sharon's plan for a Palestinian state. In Sept. 2001, when Sharon first stated his support for such an entity, the Deputy Minister called upon the Likud Knesset faction to convene and discuss the matter, and told Arutz-7 that she was "stunned by his remarks... I hope that we will not be the ones to give a green light to the establishment of a terrorist state adjacent to us." Almost a year ago, Blumental voted in the Knesset in favor of a bill proposed by Herut MK Michael Kleiner calling for the invalidation of the Oslo Agreement, again against Sharon's position. Sharon has given broad hints that whoever does not support his diplomatic positions will not be able to be part of his government.