Israeli leftist leader accuses Netanyahu of lying, demands his resignation

Leader of the Israeli leftist Meritz party, Yossi Sarid, accused Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of lying and demanded the resignation of the government and the prime minister, Israeli radio reported on Sunday.

The attack was made during a demonstration last night in Rabin square, Tel Aviv, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Oslo agreement between Palestine and Israel.

Israeli radio added that tens of thousands of members and supportersof the Israeli peace movement participated in the demonstration, which accused Netanyahu of manipulating the peace agreement, delaying the peace process, failing to implement Oslo's peace and ignoring the second phase of military withdrawal.

Sarid also accused Israel's minister of internal security, Avigdor Kahalani and Minister of Defense Yitzhak Mordechai of deception.

Israeli Knesset member from the Labour Party, Shlomo Bin Ami, and the former Israeli prime minister's widow, Lea Rabin, supported the call for Netanyahu's resignation.