| (Xinhua) -- Ami Ayalon, a member of Israeli Knesset (parliament), or MK, will have to drop his earlier declaration not to sit in the current government under Prime Minister Ehud Olmert if he wins the upcoming final round of the Labor Party primaries, said sources close to the lawmaker. According to the sources, Ayalon passed the power to decide whether or not to leave the Olmert government when he received the support of outgoing Labor Party Chairman and Defense Minister Amir Peretz in hope to win the next runoff race on June 12, against former premier Ehud Barak. "Amir Peretz and I had several good meetings and we have decided to join forces and to win this race even among the Arab voters," Ayalon said Monday, while entering the Knesset foreign affairs and defense committee. |