A translation of "Jerusalem" dot com - Yuval Steinitz, a member of the Israeli Knesset for the Likud Party, announced today, Tuesday, his retirement from political life after 23 years.

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, Steinitz worked in previous governments under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu, as minister of finance, intelligence, and energy, and chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee.

He indicated that he had informed Netanyahu of his decision, which he said came because he feels his need to rest.