Zeevi, 75, and other members of the National Union, a bloc of two small parties, said Monday they were leaving Sharon's government because they were opposed to the easing of tough security restrictions on the movements of Palestinians.
The 37-year-old MP was also part of the Sunni-backed Iraqiyya bloc, which holds some posts in Iraq's fragile national unity government but is also the main opposition to Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.