Read more Tzipi Livni stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1720/tzipi-livni.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:23:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/53440/ultranationalist-will-be-israels-foreign-minister.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBenjamin 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...http://www.newser.com/story/53440/ultranationalist-will-be-israels-foreign-minister.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 6:36:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51975/livni-rejects-netanyahu-coalition-offer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBenjamin 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...http://www.newser.com/story/51975/livni-rejects-netanyahu-coalition-offer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Feb 2009 8:01:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51353/netanyahu-to-form-israeli-government.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRight-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. A coalition...http://www.newser.com/story/51353/netanyahu-to-form-israeli-government.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Feb 2009 8:08:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51238/netanyahu-will-be-israels-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBenjamin 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...http://www.newser.com/story/51238/netanyahu-will-be-israels-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Feb 2009 4:47:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50711/livni-running-out-of-options-and-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough 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, the...http://www.newser.com/story/50711/livni-running-out-of-options-and-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Feb 2009 6:42:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50593/israeli-rivals-move-toward-consensus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile 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...http://www.newser.com/story/50593/israeli-rivals-move-toward-consensus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Feb 2009 7:04:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50532/peace-is-big-loser-in-israeli-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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 is seen as...http://www.newser.com/story/50532/peace-is-big-loser-in-israeli-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 10:31:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50505/israeli-pols-scramble-for-tiebreaker-coalitions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael'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...http://www.newser.com/story/50505/israeli-pols-scramble-for-tiebreaker-coalitions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 7:04:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50459/netanyahu-im-the-next-pm-livni-nope-ill-be-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBenjamin 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 polls show...http://www.newser.com/story/50459/netanyahu-im-the-next-pm-livni-nope-ill-be-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 18:39:23 CST