Avigdor Yitzhaki ( he, אביגדור יצחקי, born 13 September 1949) is an Israeli politician. He is a former member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for Kadima, having been the party's parliamentary group chairman and head of the coalition. He is the chairman of

Friends of Schneider Friends of Schneider ( he, נאמני מרכז שניידר) is the official charity of Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel. History In 1992, the friends organisation, initiated by Prof. Haim Doron, began operating even before the es ...

. On 2 May 2007, Yitzhaki requested that

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Ehud Olmert Ehud Olmert (; he, אֶהוּד אוֹלְמֶרְט, ; born 30 September 1945) is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as the 12th Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009 and before that as a cabinet minister from 1988 to 1992 and ...

resign as soon as possible following the

Winograd Commission The Winograd Commission ( he, ועדת וינוגרד; the commission's official name is הוועדה לבדיקת ארועי המערכה בלבנון 2006 – "The commission of inquiry into the events of military engagement in Lebanon 2006") is ...

's first report. On 7 February 2008 he resigned from the Knesset due to "serious doubts over

's ability to lead the government in the wake of the Winograd Report".Knesset to swear in 2nd Ethiopian MK
Jerusalem Post, 8 February 2008

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yitzhaki, Avigdor Members of the 17th Knesset (2006–2009) 1949 births Living people Kadima politicians