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NEWS ABOUT: Tzipi Livni

Tzipi Livni stories: 40 news summaries

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Ultranationalist Will Be Israel's Foreign Minister

Coalition deal to make Avigdor Lieberman country's top diplomat

Mar 16, 09 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister-designate of Israel, signed a deal last night that will see hard-right politician Avigdor Lieberman become the country's foreign minister. As Haaretz reports, Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party will receive several other major portfolios in the new government, including internal security. Lieberman advocates forcing Arab Israelis to... More »

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Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Avigdor Lieberman • coalition government • two-state solution

Livni Rejects Netanyahu Coalition Offer

Move means ultra-right parties will make up next government

Feb 27, 09 8:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister-designate, failed to persuade rival Tzipi Livni to join him in a broad coalition government, Haaretz reports. At a meeting today, Netanyahu made substantial concessions to the current foreign minister, including key ministerial posts for her party, Kadima. But Netanyahu's refusal to endorse a two-state solution... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Israeli election • two-state solution • Yisrael Beiteinu

 Netanyahu to Form 
 Israeli Government 

LIvni averse to power-sharing propositions

Feb 20, 09 8:08 AM CST
(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.... More »

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Israel • Cabinet • Tzipi Livni • Shimon Peres • Benjamin Netanyahu • government • power sharing • coalition

UPDATED

 Netanyahu Will Be Israel's PM 

Likud leader secures support of ultranationalist Lieberman

Feb 19, 09 4:47 AM CST
(AP) - Benjamin Netanyahu is now all but certain to become Israel's prime minister after winning the backing of Avigdor Lieberman, whose far-right Yisrael Beiteinu party came in third in last week's election. Centrist Tzipi Livni edged out hawkish Netanyahu in the Feb. 10 poll, but Netanyahu has garnered the endorsement of... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • prime minister • Avigdor Lieberman • Israeli election • Yisrael Beiteinu

OPINION

Livni Running Out of Options, and Time

Seems unlikely vote winner will become Israel's next PM

Feb 13, 09 6:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Though her party nabbed first place in Tuesday's Israeli election, Tzipi Livni seems to have shelved her long-shot effort to become the country's next prime minister. The question that remains, writes the Los Angeles Times, is whether she will join forces with Benjamin Netanyahu or go into opposition. "Livni,... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • coalition government • Israeli election • Yisrael Beiteinu

 Israeli Rivals 
 Move Toward Consensus 

Livni will join a Netanyahu-led government, parties say

Feb 12, 09 7:04 AM CST
(Newser) - While Israel's two possible leaders continued negotiations with smaller parties, a consensus has grown that Likud and Kadima will join forces in a national unity government. According to senior sources in both parties, Benjamin Netanyahu will serve as prime minister, while Tzipi Livni will remain foreign minister. Haaretz also suggests... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Avigdor Lieberman • coalition government • Israeli election • Yisrael Beiteinu

ANALYSIS

 Peace Is Big Loser 
 in Israeli Election 


Feb 11, 09 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The indecisive Israeli election will likely produce weeks of wrangling and coalition building, frustrating both Israelis and the Obama administration, which had hoped for an immediate partner in Mideast peace talks, Time reports. Though Tzipi Livni’s centrist Kadima party slightly edged out Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud, he... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Avigdor Lieberman • election • Obama administration • Yisrael Beiteinu

 Israeli Pols Scramble 
 for Tiebreaker Coalitions 

After near-tie, Livni, Netanyahu scramble to form coalitions

Feb 11, 09 7:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel's two would-be prime ministers began meeting with possible coalition partners today as the country prepared for weeks of squabbling to resolve last night's inconclusive election, Haaretz reports. With 99% of the votes counted, Tzipi Livni's centrist Kadima has won 28 seats in the 120-member parliament, while Benjamin Netanyahu's hawkish... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Avigdor Lieberman • Israeli election • Yisrael Beiteinu

(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu says the voters have spoken and it's clear that he'll be Israel's next prime minister, the Jerusalem Post reports. Rival Tzipi Livni says the same thing. "I've spoken to party leaders, and we have agreed to begin negotiations on a new government tomorrow," says Netanyahu. Exit... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Shimon Peres • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Yisrael Beitein

(Newser) - This much is clear: Exit polls show that Tzipi Livni's Kadima Party has narrowly defeated Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, the Jerusalem Post reports. So who will be the next prime minister? Not so clear. In fact, both candidates are claiming the mantle. Israel's election rules say the party with the... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Israeli election • Yisrael Beiteinu

OPINION

Why the
Israeli Election
Doesn't Matter

Only Obama, not today's winner, can save country: Rachman

Feb 10, 09 9:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Whoever prevails in Israel's surprisingly tight election today, one thing is sure, writes Gideon Rachman: The country is moving to the right. That means that Benjamin Netanyahu or Tzipi Livni will lead a coalition that will "opt for the status quo" of occupying the West Bank, expanding settlements, and... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Palestine • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Israeli election • two-state solution

 Israeli Race Neck and Neck 


Feb 10, 09 7:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Today's parliamentary elections in Israel are still too close to call, with polls showing foreign minister Tzipi Livni locked in a statistical dead heat with hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu, reports Reuters. Centrist Livni closed in on the right-winger's lead following Israel's 22-day incursion into Gaza. More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Knesset • Likud Party • Kadima party

 Israeli Election 
 Goes to the Wire 

Netanyahu falls back ahead of vote on Tuesday

Feb 6, 09 6:25 AM CST
(Newser) - With four days to go before the Israeli election, Tzipi Livni has pulled within striking distance of Benjamin Netanyahu, whose hawkish Likud Party has led throughout the race. In the last polls before a media blackout, Likud is forecast to win 25-27 seats, while Livni's centrist Kadima would win 22-23.... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Israeli election

(AP) - The last Israeli troops left the Gaza Strip before dawn today, the military said, as Israel dispatched its foreign minister to Europe in a bid to rally international support to end arms smuggling into the Hamas-ruled territory. The timing of the pullout reflected Israeli hopes to defuse the Gaza crisis... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Gaza • Palestine • Europe • Tzipi Livni • troop withdrawal • Israel and Palestinians • Brussels • Arab Israeli conflict

 Israel Nears Decision 
 on Gaza Ceasefire 

Cabinet may approve unilateral move at meeting tomorrow

Jan 16, 09 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel’s security cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss, and likely approve, a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza, the Jerusalem Post reports. The move comes after negotiations in Egypt and the signing of an agreement with the US designed to halt smuggling of arms into Gaza. The ceasefire does not include... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Egypt • Ehud Barak • ceasefire

Livni Heads to Washington to Cut Gaza Deal

Critical step toward truce would block Hamas arms smuggling

Jan 16, 09 3:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is on her way to the US to sign a deal central to a Gaza ceasefire as diplomatic efforts intensify to stop the fighting, reports the Jerusalem Post. The agreement, designed to stop Hamas from rearming, would step up intelligence agency cooperation to stop... More »

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Tony Blair • diplomacy • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Egypt • ceasefire • Gaza Egypt border • Israeli offensive

 Blair: Gaza Ceasefire in Sight 

Israeli leaders torn over next step

Jan 12, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - “The elements of an agreement” for a ceasefire in Gaza are in place, Mideast envoy Tony Blair said today amid negotiations in Cairo including representatives of Israel and Hamas. But in Jerusalem, Israeli leaders were weighing an escalation, the Washington Post reports. PM Ehud Olmert is pushing for a... More »

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Israel • Tony Blair • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Ehud Barak • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict

 Israel Rebuffs UN, 
 May Call in Reservists 

Cabinet mulls new phase to offensive as bombs rain on Gaza

Jan 9, 09 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel pushed ahead with its military operation in Gaza today, despite a unanimous Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. On the 14th day of the offensive, warplanes bombed the outskirts of Gaza City and tanks shelled a house in the north of the Strip, killing six Palestinians from... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • UN Security Council

 Israeli Forces Attack 
 Gaza's 2nd Biggest City 

4 Israeli soldiers die in friendly fire; Khan Younis raided

Jan 6, 09 7:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli tanks and troops moved today into Gaza's second-largest city, Khan Younis, covered by intensive airstrikes. Fighting has been heaviest in the north of the Strip, where witnesses have reported waves of bombings, and naval attacks from the Mediterranean killed 10 Palestinians. The Guardian also reports that 4 Israeli soldiers... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Tzipi Livni • civilian casualties • Ehud Barak • Red Cross • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • Khan Younis

 Rival Israeli Pols Gain 
 From Gaza Attack 

Offensive could make or break the election for leaders who planned it

Dec 31, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - An uneasy triumvirate of Israeli politicians united to plan the offensive against Gaza, the Washington Post reports. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who will compete to become prime minister in February's election, both want to convince the electorate they can successfully defend Israel. For outgoing PM... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Tzipi Livni • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Israeli election

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