Livni lashes out at Gabbay: A speech of me, me, me

Tzipi Livni hits back at Avi Gabbay after the Labor leader makes a shock announcement that he is dismantling the Zionist Union faction.

"Gabbay was right about one thing today: There was no partnership between us, because he did not want a partnership," Livni says in a televised statement. "The way he ended it today only attests to this."

The Hatnuah leader accuses Gabbay of acting out personal interests and not for the good of the country.  

"Last week I said that our priorities should be country first, then party, then me. The speech (by Gabbay) you heard today was what I have heard all this time – me, me, me."

She adds: "I called last week for us to put our egos to one side. Our commitment is first and foremost to the public, who expect us to think not of ourselves but of them. It is time to look ahead and focus on the most important objective for the State of Israel. Everyone should focus on this objective… because more important than Labour and Hatnuah splitting is to split from the path this government is leading us on, so that we can separate from the Palestinians.