Tafnit leader Uzi Dayan was considering several requests on Tuesday, including that of former prime minister Ehud Barak , to join his list.

A party spokesperson said, "People with no previous misdemeanors and those who have never abused the right to remain silent, are all welcome to join Tafnit." He stressed though, that his statement should not be interpreted to mean that it is a place to look for job handouts.

Tafnit is due to complete its list at the end of the week.

Uzi Dayan indicated some two weeks ago that he was not eager to welcome Yosef "Tommy" Lapid or Avraham Poraz into his Tafnit party.

There has been much speculation that the pair and their supporters could join another party such as Tafnit following last week's Shinui elections, in which Lapid retained the title of chairman in a closer-than-expected race and Poraz lost the number two seat.

"Poraz and Lapid were the problem, not the solution," Dayan told The Jerusalem Post.

with Hilary Leila Krieger