Prime Minister Naftali Bennett did not retire from politics yesterday, Naftali Bennett took a time-out from political life. He will keep quiet, flickering from time to time for media interviews and measured public speeches, as he is carried on the prestigious title of "Former Prime Minister".
Bennett joins a list of politicians who did the same - Benjamin Netanyahu who retired and returned, Moshe Kahlon who retired at the peak and returned as a social gospel, Gideon Saar who went to raise his son David and returned when he stood out above all in the Likud, then retires and forms his own party.
Bennett will also return.
The political implications of a prime minister's resignation are smaller than the headline.
The right is not a ruling party.
Is a very small group of conflicted and divided people who will split up everywhere.
Shikli has left, Orbach and Silman are already on their way to the Likud.
Kahana will knock on blue and white doors or have a future.
Knight Kara and Shirley Pinto may stay with Shaked or look for another home outside.
Ayelet Shaked will head a bruised and injured brand, but with economic implications of several million shekels, which could be significant when it comes to the fifth election in three years.
Although Shaked's situation on the right now seems more like a burden than an opportunity, it can reverse the situation.
The right is looking for "satellite party" in the candles - a party that will be an address for right-wingers who are not ultra-Orthodox, are not from religious Zionism and do not want to vote for Netanyahu or the Likud, and will help the right-wing bloc reach 61 seats.
Shaked said throughout that she did not rule out Netanyahu.
It is true that Shaked is considered a red sheet in the eyes of quite a few Likud members, and it is true that the electoral power of the right is shattered, but the Israeli election campaign is characterized by particularly angular fluctuations.
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