Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, now out of a job, told activists on Sunday that she is going to take a few days to think things over before making any decision on what to do next.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed both Shaked and Education / Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett from their posts on Sunday.
“After the loss, everyone is sitting by themselves, and taking a few days to think about what to do,” Shaked said.
“There is no explanation for what happened in these elections, except that God decided to intervene.”
Meanwhile, Bennett has announced he plans to run again in the election on September 17 with his New Right party, co-founded with Shaked.
The party did not meet the threshold for entry into the Knesset in the April 9 elections, leaving both out of the Knesset. Netanyahu had kept them both on as ministers in the interim; however, once the coalition talks collapsed, he said they could not remain in sensitive positions and with access to the security cabinet for the next four to six months.
Netanyahu added that he plans to appoint interim ministers within the next several days.
“The New Right will be a party that does not compromise on its positions, but will not engage in quarrels with the left,” Bennett told reporters, adding the party will represent both religious and secular Jews.
He also said this time around would provide a new opportunity for “all of us to approach [the election] more wisely, more seriously, more modestly. That goes for me too.”
