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NEWS ABOUT: Tzipi Livni

Tzipi Livni stories: 40 news summaries

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 Livni Threatens 
 Hamas as Rockets 
 Fall on Israel 

In Cairo, foreign minister says Israel will 'do everything necessary'

Dec 25, 08 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Tzipi Livni, the Israeli foreign minister, said today that her country would "do everything necessary" to fight Gaza militants, as four rockets landed near kibbutzes in the Negev. The chief diplomat and PM candidate met with Eygptian president Hosni Mubarak, who urged both sides to restrain themselves. Yesterday Hamas... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Hosni Mubarak • rocket attacks • Qassam

Opposition in Israel Makes Hard Right Turn

Likud party, forecast to win election, chooses hawkish candidates

Dec 11, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu, whose Likud Party is leading polls ahead of February’s Israeli election, promises to continue peace talks if elected—but after primaries this week, the former PM will be heading a ticket including extreme right-wingers who have advocated withdrawal from the United Nations, or cutting off water and... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Tzipi Livni • Kadima • Likud • Palestinians • Israeli election

OPINION

World Reacts With Open Arms, Eye on Reconciliation

Global pundits weigh in on a historic victory

Nov 5, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The election of Barack Obama has been watched around the world, and pundits from all over are weighing in.
  • In Germany's Der Spiegel, Gabor Steingart says the president-elect's genius is his "tone of political romanticism." Americans warmed to his message of sympathy and reflection—and made
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Barack Obama • diplomacy • Europe • Gordon Brown • Tzipi Livni • international relations • Election 2008 • President Obama

(Newser) - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has given up trying to forge a political coalition and will recommend early elections when she meets with President Shimon Peres on Sunday, the Jerusalem Post reports. Elections could be held in February, and Livni faces a tough fight to become Israel's second female prime... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Jerusalem

 Israel Faces Snap Vote 
 After Talks Collapse 

Ultra-Orthodox party says it won't join a Livni government

Oct 24, 08 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tzipi Livni received a potentially fatal blow in her bid to become Israel's prime minister when the ultra-orthodox party Shas announced today it would not join her coalition. Livni, who succeeded Ehud Olmert as leader of the ruling Kadima party last month, has struggled for weeks to build an alliance.... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • coalition • Shas

 Bush Blocked
Israel Attack on Iran

Prez refused plea to back bombing of nuke facilities


Sep 26, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel asked Washington for a green light to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities but was told no, reports the Guardian. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made the request in a private meeting with President Bush in May, but Bush feared air strikes over several days would lead to full-scale war and terrorist... More »

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Iran • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Hezbollah • Tzipi Livni • nuclear program • airstrike • George W. Bush • bunker busting bombs

Livni Nods to Peace Amid Political Talks

PM-designate pauses coalition-building to meet with Palestinian

Sep 23, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(AP) - Israel's prime minister-designate took a break from her efforts to form a new government today to meet with the chief Palestinian peace negotiator, signaling she will keep negotiations going despite the country's political uncertainty. Tzipi Livni and the Palestinian negotiator, Ahmed Qureia, have met regularly since peace talks formally relaunched... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Tzipi Livni • Arab Israeli conflict • Mideast peace talks

Olmert Announces Resignation

He may remain as 'caretaker' PM for weeks or months

Sep 21, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scandal-plagued Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced today that he will step down. "This was not an easy decision," he said. Olmert, who faces criminal corruption charges, must now submit his resignation to President Shimon Peres, but he may remain as a caretaker prime minister for weeks or... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Tzipi Livni • Olmert • corruption charges

 Tzipi Livni Was a Spy in Paris  

Israeli leader-in-waiting served in elite Mossad spying unit

Sep 20, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The woman set to be Israel's next prime minister started her career as an elite Mossad agent in Paris, the Times of London reports. Tzipi Livni was part of a covert cell in the city during the early '80s, when it was a hotspot in the spy agency's battle with... More »

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Israel • Tzipi Livni • espionage • Mossad • Kadima • Paris • spy

ANALYSIS

 Israel's 
 'Mrs Clean' 
 Has Quite a 
 Mess to Tackle 

But Livni faces uphill climb if she becomes prime minister

Sep 18, 08 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - When she cast her ballot yesterday, Tzipi Livni took a page from Barack Obama and told the Israeli media that party members should "bring about change by voting for what you believe in." Now, writes an analyst in the Jerusalem Post, Israel's prime minister-designate has a tough job:... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Tzipi Livni • Knesset • Kadima • coalition

Livni Claims
Win in Race to Succeed Olmert

She would be Israel's first female PM since Golda Meir

Sep 17, 08 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tzipi Livni declared victory today in her party's primary and is on track to become Israel's first female prime minister in more than 30 years, Reuters reports. Livini, currently the foreign minister, comfortably won the Kadima Party election to decide who will replace scandal-plagued Ehud Olmert. Final results aren't yet... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Kadima Party • Tzipi Livni

 Livni Poised to Be Israeli PM 

Leads in polls to take over from Olmert

Sep 17, 08 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The main party in Israel's coalition government is poised today to choose 50-year-old foreign minister Tzipi Livni as Kadima party leader and new prime minister. She'll have a matter of weeks to construct a new coalition government or risk an election defeat by the right-wing Likud party, reports the New ... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Kadima Party • Tzipi Livni • Israel and Palestinians • prime minister • coalition government • Likud Party • Shaul Mofaz

 'Indict Olmert,' Israeli Cops Urge

Resignation expected soon

Sep 8, 08 3:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli police are recommending that embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be indicted for bribery, money laundering and fraud, reports the Guardian. The final decision on what action to take after the 18-month investigation rests with the nation's attorney general. Olmert has already indicated he will resign within days.  ... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Tzipi Livni • bribery • Moshe Katsav • Kadima • money laundering • Avigdor Lieberman • Omri Sharon • police investigation • Likud Party • Soldiers' Welfare Fund • Uri Messer • Menachem Mazuz • Beiteinu

Israelis: Olmert Successor Is Unlikely to Forge Coalition

Netanyahu calls for snap elections

Jul 31, 08 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a snap election after Ehud Olmert's sudden announcement that he will resign as Israel's PM. Riding high in the polls, the head of Likud said that "it doesn't matter who heads Kadima. They are all partners in this government's total failure." The call... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Knesset • Kadima

ANALYSIS

 Who Will
 Replace Olmert?

Who is likely to succeed Ehud as Kadima's leader?

Jul 30, 08 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who will succeed Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert when he resigns in 2 months? Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, known as "Mrs. Clean," is a top candidate and would likely engage Palestine in peace talks, Ian Black writes in the Guardian. Challenging her will be hawkish Shaul Mofaz, a... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Tzipi Livni • Israel and Palestinians • Kadima • Shaul Mofaz

Rice Tries to Salvage Mideast Peace Plan

Blames Hamas
for sabotaging talks with violence

Mar 4, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice made stops in both Cairo and Israel today in her effort to restart stalled peace talks, telling reporters that she understood "Israel's need to defend itself" against Hamas rockets, but was concerned about "the loss of innocent life" in Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza. Rice blamed... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • Tzipi Livni • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • Cairo • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

War Report May Sink Olmert

Foreign minister defies him ahead of Lebanon war conclusions

Jan 27, 08 11:28 AM CST
(Newser) - In three days, Israel's Winograd Committee will release its long-awaited findings on the abortive 2006 war with Lebanon, and the expected drubbing will increase calls for PM Ehud Olmert to resign, Haaretz reports. Foreign minister Tzipi Livni is meeting today with families of fallen soldiers who are calling for Olmert's... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • Winograd Report • Tzipi Livni • Kadima

Israeli Court to Rule on Gaza Blockade

Egypt border remains open, but humanitarian concerns grow

Jan 24, 08 7:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel's highest court will conduct an emergency hearing Sunday on suits filed by Palestinian organizations over the blockade that has cut Israeli shipments of fuel and gas to Hamas-controlled Gaza. The border to Egypt remains open, reports Haaretz, after militants in the Gaza Strip blasted open the fence and thousands... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Shimon Peres • Gaza Egypt border • Ban Ki-Moon

Israelis Rally for Olmert Ouster

May 4, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A massive demonstration in Tel Aviv yesterday amplified the cry for Israel's PM Ehud Olmert to resign. Tens of thousands of Israelis packed into Rabin Square to denounce Olmert's handling of last year's Lebanon War, in the wake of the highly critical Winograd Commission report. Polls are showing three quarters... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Tzipi Livni • Kadima • rally • Winograd

Deputy PM Wants Olmert Out

May 3, 07 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel's foreign minister has called on Ehud Olmert to resign, the highest ranking Kadima party official to call for his ouster. Tzipi Livni, who also serves as deputy prime minister, says she's prepared to stand to replace Olmert in the wake of the damning Winograd report. But the majority of... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Winograd Report • Tzipi Livni • Knesset • Kadima

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