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Netanyahu to Form Israeli Government

LIvni averse to power-sharing propositions

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(Newser) – Right-of-center Benjamin Netanyahu has been asked to form Israel’s new government, despite President Shimon Peres’s initial hopes that  Netanyahu would share power with centrist Tzipi Livni, who was the top vote-getter in the election last week. Livni said she would prefer to head the opposition, the BBC reports. A coalition would be “without political vision, a government with no values,” she said. With six weeks to form a government, Netanyahu could still try to win over Livni.

In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, Israel's Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at the Likud election headquarters at the convention center in Tel Aviv.
In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, Israel's Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at the Likud election headquarters at the convention center in Tel Aviv.   (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, greets Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni before a meeting at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.
Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, greets Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni before a meeting at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.   (AP Photo/ GPO, Moshe Milner)
Israel's President Shimon Peres, left, meets with Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.
Israel's President Shimon Peres, left, meets with Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.   (AP Photo/GPO, Moshe Milner)
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sailor86
Feb 20, 09 8:46 AM CST
I thought conservative Jewish men were forbidden to come into any sort of physical contact with any women who were not their wives. Reply
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preprower22
Feb 20, 09 9:29 AM CST
This doesn't bode well for the people of Gaza, West Bank, or Iran. Reply
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woody66
Feb 20, 09 11:37 AM CST
This doesn't bode well for Israel I'm afraid. They have been losing the war of public opnion for quite some time now. With Netanyahu in with his hard line policies, things will only get worse. Reply
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Feb 23, 09 11:42 AM CST
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