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Labor split over entry to Netanyahu coalition
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Coalition, Netanyahu 

The division among Labor lawmakers continued on Wednesday, one day after the party approved a deal struck by its leader, Ehud Barak, to bring Labor into Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's incoming government.

Outgoing Education Minister Yuli Tamir said Thursday she had yet to decide if she would vote with the government. She opposed Tuesday's decision to join Netanyahu's coalition, arguing her party would serve as a fig leaf for hard-line policies.

MK Sheli Yachimovich echoed Tamir's remarks on Thursday, saying she would find it difficult to approve the formation of the government in the Knesset.
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"In the vote next week I will certainly find it difficult to vote for Yvet Lieberman, which for me is a nightmare, so I assume I'll find a middle way and use the leeway that MKs have and simply won't participate in the vote. I've done this before," Yachimovich told Israel Radio.

She was using the nickname of Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Lieberman, who will likely serve as Israel's next foreign minister.

But Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai, a supporter of Barak's move, said Labor would have a moderating effect on Netanyahu's coalition.

"There is no doubt that Labor will pull the government to the center," said Vilnai, speaking to Israel Radio.

At Tuesday's party convention, 680 delegates voted to back Barak and join the coalition, while 507 voted against. The convention also empowered Barak, who will continue as defense minister in the new government, to appoint the party's ministers and deputy ministers in the new coalition as he sees fit.


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      1.   Would be a significant loss... 13:09  |  Esther 25/03/09
      2.   they already were with lieberman two years ago 13:21  |  joe 25/03/09
      3.   Labor split after approving entry to Netanyahu coalition Haaretz 13:39  |  Sarah 25/03/09
      4.   no shame? 13:52  |  david 25/03/09
      5.   A vigdor lieberman will end peace with Egypt 14:46  |  Egyptian 25/03/09
      6.   Vilnai is Wrong 15:07  |  MB 25/03/09
      7.   If you see a car moving with all four wheels wobbling... 15:14  |  Natallie Durson 25/03/09
      8.   #4 - I don`t believe you are Egyptian 15:26  |  redbourn 25/03/09
      9.   #3 - what does your "end" mean? You represent the US? 15:28  |  redbourn 25/03/09
      10.   There Will Be No Moving Toward the Center 15:30  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/09
      11.   David, who are you not to support . . . 15:31  |  Zev Davis 25/03/09
      12.   # 11, Zev Davis 16:29  |  Robert Schwartz 25/03/09
      13.   to # 8 redbourn 16:34  |  Egyptian 25/03/09
      14.   #4 David 16:48  |  Joseph 25/03/09
      15.   #9 redbourn 16:54  |  Robert Schwartz 25/03/09
      16.   Labour split in tiny little pieces... 16:57  |  UlfT 25/03/09
      17.   To Zev 17:01  |  David 25/03/09
      18.   Both Bibi and Barak want to expand the settlements... 17:11  |  Markus Grafenburg 25/03/09
      19.   #15 - why would Lieberman do what Obama wants? 18:25  |  redbourn 25/03/09
      20.   #13 - and Nasser said the same thing .. 18:26  |  redbourn 25/03/09
      21.   #19 No israeli is as ignorant or naive as you seem to be 18:52  |  Kris Lazar 25/03/09
      22.   I was sure that it was only a matter of when and not if 19:10  |  Ines 25/03/09
      23.   Re# 2 Yah... That is ...the real problem 19:14  |  Ines 25/03/09
      24.   Re # 3 Israel needs to new electoral system 19:19  |  Ines 25/03/09
      25.   Re: 4 Yah Labour lost its spinal cord... 19:21  |  Ines 25/03/09
      26.   Re# 5 Hopefully not... 19:23  |  Ines 25/03/09
      27.   Re# 6 Yes Vilnai is wrong... 19:26  |  Ines 25/03/09
      28.   Re # 7 I do agree... It is a bad sign... 20:15  |  Ines 25/03/09
      29.   Re# 8 Hope You are right... Life is full of surprises 20:17  |  Ines 25/03/09
      30.   Re# 11 I do agree... There is no move to the 20:19  |  Ines 25/03/09
      31.   Re# 11 May be for Lieberman the Labour Party 20:26  |  Ines 25/03/09
      32.   Re ; Lieberman... Putin or Rasputin ??? 20:31  |  Ines 25/03/09
      33.   Re # 17 You are right David... 20:57  |  Ines 25/03/09
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