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Cabel: Worried
צילום: ירון ברנר
Cabel: Barak's actions cowardly
Labor's Secretary-General slams Ehud Barak's decision to dismiss head of Labor's headquarters, calls chair's behavior paranoid. 'I used to defended Barak's actions but enough is enough,' he says
Labor Party Secretary-General Eitan Cabel on Monday slammed Labor Chairman Ehud Barak's decision to dismiss Eldad Yaniv, head of Labor's Headquarters.
"Barak's action was cowardly… I'm ashamed of it," said Cabel. Barak's decision to fire the senior staffer, who was considered his confidant, sparked controversy within the party, prompting several prominent figures to against their chairman.
Sources close to Cabel told Ynet he feels Barak is clandestinely trying to push him out of the party as well, cutting back on his responsibilities as Labor Secretary-General through changes in the party's constitution.
According to the source, Cabel blames Barak for "toiling with the position's responsibilities like the only thing he wants, is to remain head of the opposition… He shouldn't be messing with these things if he wants to be prime minister, he'll have no time left to govern the party," he reportedly said.
"I've defended Barak's actions to a point but enough is enough… up until now I've handled everything with only the party's rehabilitation in mind, but his actions are cowardly… I'm not going to let him strip the secretary-general's position of its responsibilities," he added.
Barak, said Cabel, is barking up the wrong tree: "He may try to take away from my responsibilities, but he can't… the party constitution in currently on hold – I have nothing to be afraid of… It too bad he's acting so paranoid. We're all rooting for him, it's a shame he keeps rejecting us."
