At present, two of the party's six MKs - party leader Effie Eitam and Rabbi Yitzchak Levy - have resigned from the coalition government, while the other four remain inside. Eitam said today that in light of the Likud decision not to accept Labor into the government, the NRP should resign in toto from the government and thus bring about new elections. MK Uri Ariel (National Union) echoes this position, telling Arutz-7 today that he believes that Ariel Sharon - "the most dangerous man to the Land of Israel since 1967" - would not be re-elected. MK Ariel explained that Sharon and his party had "become sick of each other," and he does not believe that the Likud will choose Sharon to head its list in the coming election.
MK Sha'ul Yahalom (NRP), on the other hand, responded that Eitam and Levy are "childish" in not understanding that the proper way to defeat the disengagement plan is by propping up this weak government from within for another few months, until the situation dictates new elections. "The fact that we remained in the coalition has prevented a mega-disengagement," Yahalom said today.
MK Sha'ul Yahalom (NRP), on the other hand, responded that Eitam and Levy are "childish" in not understanding that the proper way to defeat the disengagement plan is by propping up this weak government from within for another few months, until the situation dictates new elections. "The fact that we remained in the coalition has prevented a mega-disengagement," Yahalom said today.