Public Security Minister Avi Dichter, one of four contenders in the Kadima Party leadership race, condemned what he called �dirty politics�, in the party which was founded to set the example in Israel of clean and above-board political activity. Dichter received less than 7% of the vote.
Following the recent victory of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni in the race, he stated the primary race was �pathetic� and represented �political corruption�.
He explained that for one thing, poll watchers were not assisting voters in how one casts one�s ballot, but they were telling them for whom they should vote.
It is possible that Dichter�s public statements regarding the unacceptable level of political corruption in Kadima may be a first signal that his is contemplating a move to Likud or elsewhere.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
