Former prime minister defends relationship with accused US financier, says he never saw any women or girls during his time at Epstein's New York mansions and Caribbean island
Hitting back, centrist politician says votes for ex-PM's Israel Democratic would just be 'thrown in the trash' because party won't clear threshold to enter Knesset
Israel Democratic Party chief says at the time of their dealings, the disgraced financier had paid his debt to society; warns left 'not to fall into this trap'
Left wing parties reluctant to partner with former PM in light of ties to financier at center of sex trafficking scandal, worrying it could hurt their anti-corruption image
Former foreign minister meets Labor leader Peretz for 'very positive' talks, will reportedly join a merger with Ehud Barak's new party if it materializes
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