Knesset dissolving vote delayed after Kadima-Labor deal
people.com.cn     Jun 25, 2008            

The preliminary reading of a bill to disperse the Knesset (parliament) scheduled for Wednesday was postponed after the mediation between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Olmert agreed to set a date for a primary in his Kadima party held before September 25, in exchange that Labor party gave up voting in favor of the bill made by Likud member of Knesset (MK) Silvan Shalom calling for dissolving the Knesset, local daily Ha'aretz reported Wednesday. The agreement was a result of a meeting at the home of Barak between Labor Secretary General Eitan Cabel, head of Kadima's steering committee, MK Tzahi Hanegbi, and Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon. The meeting lasted several hours and allowed both parties to avoid a potentially hazardous political showdown. According to the agreement, Olmert will... [read full story]                    


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