Kadima leader and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Monday that in the upcoming general elections the public would need to make a clear decision about whether or not to continue the Middle East peace processes.
"We are actually in a situation in which the Right wants to put a stop to everything and the Left may want to give up everything," she said. "However, our way is to continue the peace process in an intelligent and responsible manner that preserves Israel's interests."
Speaking during a Kadima faction meeting, Livni said that Likud had turned into a party that "says no to everything."
Livni said election slogans might be "very nice," but insisted that they "will not convince the public," Army Radio reported.
Meanwhile, Likud chairman Binyamin Netanyahu said that other figures would soon be join the party and would compete for a Knesset seat.
"The people are returning to Likud and Likud is returning to the people," Netanyahu told his faction. "The people are returning to Likud's positions and the people are returning to Likud's ways."
Also Monday, Labor leader and Defense Minister Ehud Barak slammed former IDF spokeswomen Miri Regev and former science minister Benny Begin for joining Likud. Referring to the Middle East peace processes, Barak said their decision made the Likud's stance clear and demonstrated that "the Likud way is likely to bring us again to a dead end."
Aiming to bolster the Labor ranks, Barak said that the party would embark on an election campaign in order to "restore us to our rightful position at the country's leadership."
