Sa'ar vows to pass 8-year limit for prime minister
Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope party vows to pass 8-year limit for PM - Netanyahu has been in office for over 14 years
By GIL HOFFMANUpdated: DECEMBER 20, 2020 19:26 Likud MK Gideon Sa'ar speaks at The Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference;Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, November 24, 2019 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST/ SEBASTIAN SCHEINER/POOL VIA REUTERS)
Prime ministerial candidate Gideon Sa'ar released a video on social media on Sunday, in which he vowed to enact a law limiting prime ministers to eight years in office.In the video, Sa'ar's New Hope party noted that prime ministers in Israel could serve "until eternity."“Remaining in power for a long time is dangerous for the freedom of the nation,” Sa’ar quoted former Likud prime minister Menachem Begin as saying.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been prime minister since 2009. He also was prime minister from 1996 to 1999.He became Israel’s longest serving prime minister in July last year after passing David Ben-Gurion’s 13-plus years in office. Netanyahu himself spoke in favor of term limits before he became prime minister the first time.
