At this rate, the Labor Party will change from being an alternative to the Likud to being an alternative to the Green Leaf Party, both in size in the polls and in the delusion we are living in... Netanyahu established the most extreme government in the history of the State, and instead of [working to] bringing it down we are waiting outside in the rain for himt o let us in in exchange for a few nice words about peace and regional initiatives..

  -- MK Erel Margalit (Labour), responding to statements to the effect that Netanyahu and Labor party are still working on an arrangement for Labor to join the government..