The Kadima party reacted Sunday night to news of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's formation of a 2013 re-election team by saying he realizes that Israel is better off without him and that elections are needed and unavoidable.

A Kadima statement read, "Netanyahu caused Israel to deteriorate to diplomatic, social, and moral depths that haven't been reached in years. Netanyahu realizes that he is part of the problem - he is not part of the solution and the media team has not been born that will straighten out a prime minister who behaves so twistedly."