MK Tzvi Hendel (National Union Party) yesterday called on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to relieve Shimon Peres of his duties as foreign minister. Hendel is outraged that Peres has instructed pubic relations officials of the foreign ministry to cease making statements that present PA leader Yasser Arafat in a negative light in the international media. Peres issued his orders in spite of the Dec. 3rd official government decision that Arafat is “irrelevant” and that his Palestinian Authority is an entity that supports terrorism. Hendel says that Peres has crossed “all red lines” and his actions to undermine government policy are grounds for his immediate dismissal.