Posts Tagged: Tzipi Livni
New Israeli Government Holds First Meeting, Picks Security Cabinet
Jerusalem Post - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu presided for the first time over his third government Monday evening, holding a cabinet meeting in his...
Netanyahu Signs Deal With Yesh Atid and Jewish Home to Form New Government
Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud-Beiteinu party inked a coalition deal with Yesh Atid and the Jewish Home party Friday, bringing to an end negotiations to form a...
As Netanyahu’s Coalition Building Efforts Intensify, Whispers of New Israeli Elections Emerge
It has been more than a month since the Israeli elections and so far all Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has to show for his coalition...
Livini is First to Join Netanyahu Coalition, Will be Next Justice Minister
In the shifting world of Israeli coalition politics, Tzipi Livni, a longtime foe of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is expected to become the...
Pollard’s Wife Says Her Husband’s Health is Unstable, Plans for Obama’s Visit
Esther Pollard, the wife of imprisoned Jewish spy Jonathan Pollard, said after visiting her husband that his medical condition was not stable. On Wednesday, Esther returned...
Yair Lapid and The Elections in Israel
I am pleasantly surprised by the results of the latest elections in Israel. Not because anything has significantly changed, but precisely because, other than superficially,...
Day After Elections, Coalition Building Begins for Netanyahu
With the election behind him, the real difficulties begin for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he tries to build a broad coalition, a task...
Obama Won’t Win in Israel
Who said President Obama dislikes Benjamin Netanyahu? It is simply not possible to imagine a bigger favor the President could have done for the Prime Minister than...
Israel’s Forgotten Corruptions
Journalists claim they are society's watchdogs, but in Israel they have gone to sleep, ignoring the moral and criminal corruptions of yesterday among some of the...
How Israel Should Avoid International Isolation
As the political climate heats up in Israel, the oft chimed argument of choice for the withered and depleted concessions camp, charges that various actions...
New Israeli Elections Poll Shows Likud Slipping, Naftali Bennett’s Party on the Rise
A new poll released by Israel Radio Thursday showed that the Likud-Yisrael Beytenu ticket is still the favorite to win next month's elections in Israel...
Israeli Election Season: An Unedifying Spectacle
Most of us would be relieved if the election season could be considerably shortened. The worst aspects of our dysfunctional politics have been highlighted in...
Israeli Elections and the Death of the Political Left
What a difference a month makes. Not so long ago we in Israel were digesting the results of the decision of the American people to...
Tzipi Livni: Israel’s Proud Cream Puff
Some leaders are cream puffs, but few are as proud of it as Tzipi Livni, who showed that she relishes being identified with cream puffs. Israel's...
