MK Michael Kleiner (Herut), who broke away from the National Union party shortly after the 1999 elections, has sharp criticism for his former colleagues. \"The hypocrisy of the right-wing has contributed to our security deterioration,\" he said today. \"The Yesha Council, the National Union, [Avigdor] Lieberman [of Yisrael Beiteinu], and the Likud treat Sharon with kid gloves; Barak was thrown out [of office] for a lot less.\" Lieberman and Elon, he said, \"played in Sharon\'s arena for over a year, the Yesha Council and Effie Eitam embraced him, the Likud covers for him, and the ones who pay the price are the terrorist victims.\"