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Defense Minister Ehud Barak. (AP) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 11:31 03/12/2007 Changes to Labor constitution would fix chair's term at four years By Mazal Mualem, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Shalom Simhon, Knesset, Labor  The Labor Party chairman and candidate for prime minister will be elected in party primaries to a four-year term, according to changes expected to be made to the party's constitution. The changes are designed to strengthen Labor Chair Ehud Barak ahead of the next primary elections. On Sunday, Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon was authorized to stand at the head of the panel that will formulate the changes, which will then be brought before the party's central committee. The current constitution stipulates that should the party chairman lose the election for prime minister, primaries are held within 14 months. It was according to that clause that Barak beat former chairman Amir Peretz. Advertisement Additional changes expected to bolster Barak include the unification of the party's legal institutions and the reduction of central committee members from 2,500 to 1,051. An additional planned change would freeze the current party ranking, should Knesset elections move up to take place before 2009. Bookmark to del.icio.us Big heart The organs of an IDF soldier were donated to five people in Israel and Germany. Settler harassment Palestinians in the West Bank said settlers threw stones at a boy and stole his donkey.

Today Online Israel begins release of 429 Palestinian prisoners Responses: 29 Akiva Eldar: No point to diplomacy without improved conditions for the occupied Responses: 5 Report: Israel's disabled worst off in Western world Responses: 8 Officials: Extraordinary measures used on 17% of Gazan inmates Responses: 6 Historic New York synagogue celebrates $20M restoration Responses: 6 Rosner's Domain The new Jews who actually love their Shabbat services "Anyone who shows contempt for Bush - not serious person," says Olmert Lebanon will pay the price for Annapolis (WTR) Poll: So, was the Annapolis meeting a success? More Headlines 11:02 Israel releases 429 Palestinian prisoners 10:45 Ex-minister Rehavam Ze'evi's killer sentenced to 2 life terms 08:23 IDF kills four Hamas gunmen in clashes in northern Gaza 11:29 Egypt relaxes border with Gaza to let pilgrims travel to Mecca 02:24 Historic New York synagogue celebrates $20M restoration 11:32 Five indicted in plot to smuggle cocaine to Israel from Ecuador 10:06 Israel delays transfer of armored personnel carriers to Abbas 11:25 MK Chaim Oron announces candidacy for Meretz chairmanship 08:20 PM Olmert: Now not the time for settler compensation law 11:31 Changes to Labor constitution would fix chair's term at four years Previous Editions Select Day 02 dec 30 nov 29 nov 28 nov 27 nov 26 nov 25 nov 23 nov 22 nov 21 nov 20 nov 19 nov

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