Derech Eretz MKs Zvi Hauser and Yoaz Hendel announced in a statement to the press at the Knesset that they are leaving the Blue and White faction for the new party of MK Gideon Sa'ar.
Hendel and Hauser praised Sa'ar and criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in explaining their decision.
"Being right-wing does not mean being a Bibi-ist, it means values," Hendel said
Hauser said the current government failed and must be replaced by an alternative on the Right.
Hendel, who is communications minister, and Hauser, who chairs the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, were elected to the Knesset on the Blue and White list as part of the Telem party of MK Moshe Ya'alon.
When Ya'alon decided to join Yesh Atid in the opposition, they broke off from Telem and formed Derech Eretz, which caucused with the Blue and White faction.
Hauser and Hendel negotiated with MK Naftali Bennett but did not reach an agreement with him on joining his Yamina party.
Earlier Wednesday, when Sa'ar spoke to his committee, Hauser told Sa'ar their paths would cross again soon.