A report commissioned by the Labor Party blamed Prime Minister Ehud Barak for the party’s poor performance in the recent parliamentary elections, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported Tuesday. The study concluded that the lack of any mention of the Labor Party in any of Barak’s campaign broadcasts until a week before the election played a role in the party’s losing eight seats in the Knesset.
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