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Former Defense Minister Amir Peretz. (Alon Ron) Last update - 20:19 05/04/2008 Peretz: I never thought Barak was fit to lead Labor Party By Haaretz Service Tags: Ehud Barak  Former Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Saturday blasted Defense Minister Ehud Barak, saying "nobody knows what Barak wants." "Our relations have been sour for years," the former Labor Party chair said in interview with Israel's Channel 2. "I never thought Barak was fit to lead the party." Peretz's statements came following tensions within the Labor Party, and his public bickering with Barak, in which he said the defense minister was "pathetic" and "detached from reality." Barak fired back, telling Peretz "When it comes to being pathetic, there's no competing with you." Advertisement After being harshly criticized for his role in the Second Lebanon War, Peretz went on a long vacation in the United States. "There were a few indecisions, I had to weigh my position in the political arena, but finally decided that I had no right to get up and leave," he said. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Pot shots Hamas says Gazan rockets are not aimed at Israeli women and children. I'll be watching you Hezbollah says it will monitor Israel's civil defense drill closely.   1.   HOW CANTHIS GUY STILL DARE TO SPEAK? 20:26  |  anoter boujadi 05/04/08   2.   He has no right to get up and leave? 20:35  |  Lasting peace 05/04/08   3.   Peretz - do us all a favor and go join a circus! 21:20  |  redmike 05/04/08   4.   Peretz is correct in one way wrong in another 21:23  |  Shepherd 05/04/08   5.   Yeah right, Peretz. 21:29  |  Northern 05/04/08   6.   I do wonder how a man like Barak managed to become 21:52  |  Kris Lazar 05/04/08   7.   Pathetic, manipulator & low IQ. 21:54  |  drdanielito 05/04/08   8.   peretz is not fit to be in any party 21:57  |  v hardman 05/04/08   9.   Peretz - No Right to Leave ? How About a Duty to Leave ? 21:58  |  Tod Zuckerman 05/04/08   10.   comrade Peretz allways knows best 23:03  |  zionist forever 05/04/08   11.   #6 - there is no peace process ! 23:10  |  redmike 05/04/08   12.   Peretz, just shut up 01:04  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/04/08   13.   Peretz 02:03  |  G. Sheffy 06/04/08

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