Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz has denied a claim by Yisrael Beytenu Party Chairman Avigdor Liberman that there is a deal between Peretz and Netanyahu to support Peretz for the presidency in exchange for entering a future government.
Interviewed by Israeli public radio, Peretz said, "Liberman's ability to make up lies is well known. I am not a candidate for the post of president of the state. We will not sit with Netanyahu. We will not negotiate with him. If we decide on a dirty deal we will contact Lieberman to broker it."