According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, his removal from office is the result of a campaign orchestrated by the Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister - Shalom - and by conservative groups and Jewish conservative lobbies in the USA.
Saskaņā ar Izraēlas avīzes Haaretz ziņām, viņa atcelšanu no amata izraisījusi kampaņa, kuru vadījis Izraēlas ārlietu ministrs S. Shalom, konservatīvās grupas un ebreju konservatīvie lobiji ASV.