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Kadima members berate Livni for silence on PM probe By Mazal Mualem Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has come increasingly under fire from fellow Kadima party members for keeping mum on the latest investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, but "has behaved as she saw fit and will continue to do so," sources close to her said yesterday. In contrast to Livni's marked silence, fellow Kadima ministers Shaul Mofaz, Roni Bar-On, Meir Sheetrit, Ruhama Avraham Balila, and Vice Premier Haim Ramon spoke out yesterday about Olmert's right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty. Advertisement Olmert told a meeting of Kadima's ministers yesterday: "I have no complaints about the State Prosecutor's Office or the police, and I find no fault with them." Olmert confidants lashed out at Livni yesterday, calling her "an ingrate" and warning that she would pay a price. Since the gag order on the Olmert case was loosened, senior Kadima members have taken a double approach: publicly refraining from attacking or challenging his leadership, but holding internal conversations about how to choose his replacement. Olmert and his people are aware of the off-the-record statements by party leaders to the effect that "he's finished," but take comfort for now in the absence of threatened mutiny in the ranks. Key party activists even convened a show of support for Olmert at Kadima headquarters in Petah Tikva yesterday. Some 200 activists sent a message to their ministers and Knesset members that they expect them to give Olmert their full support. Olmert still controls the party machinery, and, even if forced to resign, he will still be able to influence internal processes in Kadima. Although there was no explicit criticism of Livni, activists said the message was meant primarily for her. Some activists praised those Kadima ministers who came to Olmert's defense, and there were also calls for the party's MKs and ministers to instigate legislation barring investigation of sitting prime ministers. Barak Ravid contributed to this article. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Death of a heroine Irena Sendler, who saved 2,500 Jews during the Holocaust, dies at 98. Apocalyptic tidings Holy See warns of nightmarish perils if Mideast nuclear arms race is not halted.

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