(IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Amir Peretz declared Wednesday that he intends to remain Defense Minister and plans on rehabilitating the army. He also declared his interest in working on social issues.



Peretz made the remarks on a tour of the Ouf-Kor factory in Sederot.



When asked about the kidnapped soldiers in Lebanon, Peretz refused to comment declaring that, “Silence is golden. The less one speaks the more it helps.”