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Netanyahu to Push Israel-Palestinean Peace

But incoming PM ducks question of statehood

Mar 25, 09 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu, the next prime minister of Israel, said in a speech today that his incoming government would be a "partner for peace" with the Palestinian people, but he made no mention of the two-state solution backed by the United States. As Reuters reports, Netanyahu focused on the territories'... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Mahmoud Abbas • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israeli Labor Party • Likud • Palestinian statehood • two-state solution

 Israel's Labor 
 Will Join Netanyahu 

But some party members may split off to join opposition

Mar 24, 09 4:22 PM CDT
(AP) - Israel's Labor Party voted today to join the incoming government of Benjamin Netanyahu, giving a centrist tone to the coalition that has looked hard-line up to now. The vote—680 in favor and 507 against—came after heated debate. "I won't be anyone's fig leaf or anyone's third wheel,... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Israeli Labor Party • Palestinians

Labor Party Set to Join Far-Right Israeli Gov't

Barak signs deal with Netanyahu, but party members may rebel

Mar 24, 09 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister-designate, has reached a deal with Ehud Barak that would see Barak's center-left Labor Party join an otherwise hard-right coalition, reports Haaretz. Barak, a former PM, is expected to retain his current post of defense minister in the new government. But Labor is divided over... More »

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Israel • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israeli Labor Party • coalition government • Israeli election

ANALYSIS

New Israeli Government on Collision Course With US

Is confrontation ahead between Obama and Netanyahu?

Mar 20, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel’s incoming governing coalition is expected to take a harder line on a Palestinian state than its predecessors, even as the US may be moving more toward a conciliatory position, reports the Washington Post. Incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thinks American-backed talks are a waste of time, and he... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • Avigdor Lieberman

Leftist Party Could Join Israel Government

Netanyahu gets more time as Labor debates joining coalition

Mar 20, 09 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister-designate of Israel, has been given an extra two weeks to form a government after a breakthrough in talks with Ehud Barak, the leader of the Labor Party and the country's outgoing defense minister. While Netanyahu has been ready to complete his right-wing cabinet this week,... More »

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Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israeli Labor Party • Likud • coalition government • Israeli election • Yisrael Beiteinu

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

ANALYSIS

In Middle East, Clinton Faces New Troubles

Netanyahu, Hamas complicate Hillary's already difficult mission

Mar 2, 09 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton arrived in Egypt last night, beginning her trip to the Middle East at a conference aimed at raising reconstruction money for Gaza. The secretary of state has enlisted a team of diplomats with long experience in Mideast negotiations, led by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell. But as... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Hillary Clinton • Israel • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • State Department • Benjamin Netanyahu • George Mitchell • Obama administration

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

analysis

Netanyahu Promises He's
a Pragmatist

But new Israeli PM
may be hamstrung by right-wing coalition

Feb 21, 09 12:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu's reputation is one of a hawkish hard-liner, but he views himself differently. “You and I have a lot in common,” he once told then-candidate Obama. “We are both pragmatists who like to get things done.” It’s telling that Israel’s next prime minister... More »

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Israel • Palestine • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Likud

 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

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