"Livni, the princess of the tribe"

[silent woman]

" The outcome of the 2009 election is clear: Tzipi Livni beat the left and was beaten by the right. "


http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1063598.html

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Did a supermodel endorsement turn the tide for Kadima?

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/200 ... for_kadima

[stilltrucking]

Loyalty oaths.

Lieberman endorses Netanyahu for Israeli premier

"Today the foundations were laid for an extremist right-wing government under the leadership of Netanyahu," Livni said in a text message to 80,000 members of her Kadima Party. "That is not our way and there is nothing for us in such a government... We must be an alternative of hope and go into opposition."

If Livni stays out of Netanyahu's government, it would almost surely hurt Netanyahu's credibility with the United States and Europe. And his hold on power would be more tenuous in a narrow coalition of rightists, with hard-line allies threatening to bring down his government in the face of any concession for peace.

By STEVEN GUTKIN
The Associated Press