Labour minister resigns over Lieberman appointment

Here's an article in today's Independent about an Israeli minister, Ophir Pines-Paz, who has now resigned over the appointment of overtly racist, Avigdor Lieberman, to the Israeli cabinet.

Ophir Pines-Paz was the only minister to vote against the cabinet decision which, by a large majority, cleared the way for Mr Lieberman to become the Deputy Prime Minister. He said Mr Lieberman was "tainted by racist declarations".

Mr Pines-Paz immediately announced yesterday that he would join a clutch of rival Labourites planning to stand next year against Amir Peretz, the incumbent party leader and Defence Minister, who successfully argued that the party should not trigger a political crisis by walking out of the coalition over Mr Lieberman.

Amir Peretz? Remember him?