Labor Party leader Amir Peretz sits among Israeli members of the Labor youth movement in Tel Aviv, Tuesday March 7, 2006. Labor, led by populist ex-union Peretz, is coming second in the latest polls after the centrist Kadima party founded by ailing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Peretz is perceived as strong on economic issues, but inexperienced in diplomacy. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)