Battles at Avodah: Yacimovich canceled a meeting with Peretz

Avodah Party primaries ended, and now have time for the power struggle at the top: former chairman MK Amir Peretz announced Tuesday that the party chairman Yacimovich must now commit not to enter the government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. He also demanded that she present a detailed political program.

Peretz said that he expects to meet with his rival today, and threatened that if he could not persuade her, "I'll have to see what to do." Peretz added: "With all due respect to the issue of social justice, which is very important, there is no way I will give up the Avodah Party's position as the leader of the peace camp. We must not obscure the Avodah positions just so that the right-wing people will come and vote for us."

Yachimovich on her part has already managed to nickname Peretz as a "ceaseless subversive," she said she is unwilling to rule out joining Netanyahu. During her appearance in 'Friday News' by Channel 2, the Avodah chairman said: "The scenario in which we join Netanyahu is fictional ... to say that it for sure will not happen - this is politically folly, and I do not mean to create this foolishness."

Sources close to Shelly Yachimovich called Peretz a "ceaseless subversive" - and said: "Now, after he began to threaten, there is no chance I will meet with him. If he wants a war, he will get war."

Indeed, after MK Amir Peretz publicly threatened and demanded that Yachimovich "clarify her position," the chairman canceled a meeting scheduled today between the two. Chairman of the Avodah Party held a round of meetings with elected representatives on the Knesset list, but sources clarified that in view of the conduct of Peretz, who pre-set an ultimatum, she does not intend to hold a meeting "under pressure and threats."

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