Avigdor Yitzhaki
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| Date of birth | 13 September 1949 |
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Knesset(s) | 17th (current) |
| Party | Kadima |
Avigdor Yitzhaki (Hebrew: אביגדור יצחקי, born 13 September 1949) is an Israeli politician. He is a former member of the Knesset for Kadima, having been the party's parliamentary group chairman and head of the coalition.
On 2 May 2007, Yitzhaki requested that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resign as soon as possible following the Winograd Commission's first report, and .[1] On 7 February 2008 he resigned from the Knesset due to "serious doubts over Ehud Olmert's ability to lead the government in the wake of the Winograd Report".[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Olmert's party turns on him Israel Today, 2 May, 2007
- ^ Knesset to swear in 2nd Ethiopian MK Jerusalem Post, 8 February 2008
[edit] External links
- Avigdor Yitzhaki Knesset website (English)
