Firefighters on Sunday morning took part in a hazardous materials training event in the Teva Company located in the Har Chotzvim High-Tech Park.

** Yair Lapid announces he will not join any government that refuses to renew diplomatic talks with the PA (Palestinian Authority).

** Former Labor Party leader Amram Mitzne, who is also a former mayor of Haifa, has joined Tzipi Livni’s The Movement Party. Mitzne will be number 2 on the Livni ticket.

** 10 persons were injured lightly, including 7 children in AM accident on the Ayalon Highway northbound.

** MK Meir Sheetrit is the 7th Kadima MK to leave for Tzipi Livni’s “The Movement” party, giving her sufficient numbers to qualify for funding and election committee approval.

** Former Chief of IDF Personnel Elazar Stern, who indicated earlier he plans to team up with Rabbi Chaim Amsellem, now states his final decision is to join Tzipi Livni’s “The Movement” party.

** Thousands gather in Ramallah on Sunday to greet Abu Mazen, who returned from NYC following his successful effort to have the UN accept the PA as a non-member observer nation.

** Having gathered the required 25 signatures, the opposition has compelled a special Knesset session on Monday to address the government’s failures following Operation Pillar of Defense, social economic policies, as well as the nation’s economy.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)