Jacob Perry, Yesh Atid’s ‘dovish’ science minister, tells Israel Hayom that he recognizes Israel’s Palestinian partner as ‘difficult.’
Israel may block further prisoner releases if the Palestinian leadership refuses to extend negotiations by another year, top minister Jacob Perry told Israel Hayom in an interview to be published Friday.

A prisoner released from an Israeli prison is welcomed by relatives in the West Bank city of Ramallah early December 31, 2013. – Photo: Reuters
Perry, who joined Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party and then the government as minister of Science and Technology in 2012 after serving as head of the Shin Bet security service and a long career in business, is considered to be dovish.











