Opposition Chairwoman Tzipi Livni congratulated Knesset Member Shelly Yachimovich on her election as the new Labor Party leader, saying that she views Labor as "a natural partner in a Zionist road of peace and a just society.
"This is the join task facing the parties' leaders, now and in the future, against the challenges the State of Israel must deal with," said Livni. (Moran Azulay)