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Likud stories: 19 news summaries

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

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

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

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

 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

 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

OPINION

 Israel Turns 
 Right—and 
 Away From 
 America 

Two weeks before election, Netanyahu poised for victory

Jan 28, 09 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Polls indicate the next prime minister of Israel will be Benjamin Netanyahu, an election result that will push the country even further to the right and away from a two-state solution. The Likud leader presents a paradox, Damien McElroy writes in the Telegraph: although Netanyahu is the most "American-style"... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Israeli Labor Party • Likud • Israeli election • two-state solution

 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

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

 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

'Holocaust' Strikes Will Intensify,
Warns Israel

PM invokes phrase
to threaten Hamas

Feb 29, 08 7:49 AM CST
(Newser) - As Israeli air strikes continued to hit Gaza targets overnight, a top Israel official warned that If Hamas continues to fire rockets at Israel, they "will bring upon themselves a bigger holocaust because we will use all our might to defend ourselves." The rare use of the word... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Kadima • Likud • Palestinians • IDF • Arab Israeli conflict • airstrike • Matan Vilnai

Impending War Report Could Topple Olmert

Israeli PM steels for harsh criticism of his 2006 conduct in Lebanon

Jan 30, 08 3:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert is bracing for a vital challenge to his career as prime minister of Israel, when a report damning his conduct in the 2006 Lebanon war is released later today. The report could topple Olmert's precarious coalition government, the Times of London reports. An interim version of the report... More »

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Israel • Lebanon • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Israeli Labor Party • Likud

Netanyahu
Wins Likud Leadership
in Landslide

Vows to run
Israel again

Aug 15, 07 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu has swept re-election to the chairmanship of Israel's powerful right-wing Likud Party, boosting his intent to reclaim his position as head of Israel.  "The Likud's journey back to the prime minister's office has begun," he declared. Netanyahu, 57, grabbed 73% of the vote in early... More »

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Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • Likud • Moshe Feiglin • election

Israeli Labor Party Picks Barak to Lead

Former PM will join cabinet, sets sight on top job again

Jun 13, 07 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Barak won a runoff election yesterday making him head of Israel's Labor Party once again. Barak, who edged out former Shin Bet boss Ari Ayalon, will join PM Ehud Olmert's coalition cabinet, probably as defense minister. But the Guardian reports that the serial party chief is widely expected to... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israeli Labor Party • Shin Bet • Ari Ayalon • Ariel Sharon • Likud

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