Israel Our Home Chairman, MK Avigdor Liberman responded to the letter from Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik, calling for the establishment of a national emergency government.
Liberman put forth five conditions for initiating negotiations for his party to join the coalition: establishment of a national commission of inquiry, commitment to take realignment plan off the government's agenda, Kadima support to switch to a presidential system, removal of the evacuation of outposts from the agenda, and passing a civil marriage law. (Ilan Marciano)