Former Israeli Labor Party leader Shimon Peres told his successor that he favors early elections over a national unity government. Peres’ meeting with Ehud Barak came after Barak held a series of discussions about a unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The premier reportedly offered Barak the Defense Ministry portfolio in a possible government with Labor.
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