Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg, who is a candidate for the Labor Party leadership, called upon Foreign Minister Shimon Peres to remain in the national unity coalition, saying that nothing would be gained by leaving the government at this time.
Burg blasted Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, whom he will face in the primaries for Labor Party head, for voting in favor of the Orient House capture against Peres and the Labor Party position. Burg expressed concern that the capture of Orient House causes significant damage to Israel in the eyes of the international community. Burg added that division among the ranks of the Labor Party only serves to strengthen the right-wing.
Labor Party officials announced that internal primaries for party leadership will be held on September 4. The person chosen as leader automatically becomes the party’s candidate for prime minister in the next national elections.
Burg blasted Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, whom he will face in the primaries for Labor Party head, for voting in favor of the Orient House capture against Peres and the Labor Party position. Burg expressed concern that the capture of Orient House causes significant damage to Israel in the eyes of the international community. Burg added that division among the ranks of the Labor Party only serves to strengthen the right-wing.
Labor Party officials announced that internal primaries for party leadership will be held on September 4. The person chosen as leader automatically becomes the party’s candidate for prime minister in the next national elections.