Netanyahu says he would put peace deal to referendum

Published on May 2, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would put any peace deal with the Palestinians to a referendum, raising expectations that direct negotiations might soon resume following a two-year stalemate.

Primaries vs. Backroom Deals and the Declining State of the Likud Party

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 15, 2013

‘Rivals’? Certainly. A ‘Team’? That’s Yet to be Determined: Notes on a New Israeli Government

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 14, 2013

This week in power: Livni, Putin, Soldier pic, Save the date

By Danny Groner
Published on February 21, 2013

February 20, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on February 20, 2013

The next four years- more of the same. Thoughts after Israel’s elections

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on January 23, 2013

Livni slams Shalit prisoner exchange

Published on October 23, 2011

Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni criticized the prisoner swap that freed Gilad Shalit, saying it weakened Israel and strengthened Hamas.

Livni visits Britain after prosecution law amended

Published on October 6, 2011

Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni has visited Britain for the first time since a law that allows for the prosecution of foreign officials for alleged war crimes was amended.

S. Africa denies arrest warrant request for Livni

Published on January 24, 2011

A request to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni was turned down by a South African investigation board. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks, found late last week that "there are insufficient grounds for us to obtain a warrant of arrest." The Hawks also found that Livni must be in South Africa for the country to begin an investigation into the allegations of war crimes against her. Livni last week said she canceled her trip to South Africa due to the Israeli Foreign Ministry workers' strike, which ended Monday. She was scheduled to give several speeches and hold meetings in Cape Town and Johannesburg. The Jewish Board of Deputies, which was sponsoring Livni's trip, told the South African Press Association that it will be rescheduled.

S. African group seeking Livni’s arrest on ‘war crimes’

Published on January 18, 2011

A South African organization dedicated to dispelling stereotypes about Muslims is seeking an arrest warrant for Israeli lawmaker Tzipi Livni for her role in the Gaza war. Livni, Israel's opposition leader and head of the Kadima Party, is set to visit South Africa at the end of the month as a guest of the Jewish Board of Deputies, according to the South African Press Association. She is scheduled to give several speeches and hold meetings in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Igbal Jassat, chairman of the the Media Review Network, told the South African Press Association that his organization has instructed its attorneys to secure the arrest warrant in accordance with the Rome statutes, to which South Africa is a signatory, "which obligates all member states to honor their responsibility in the prosecution of war criminals."

Livni says Israel should freeze settlement building

Published on December 13, 2010

Israel should have instituted a second settlement building freeze in exchange for U.S. guarantees, Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni said on ABC News.

Briefs: Secular candidate new Jerusalem mayor, Netanyahu would nix talks

Published on November 13, 2008

Secular businessman Nir Barkat appeared to be the new mayor of Jerusalem, according to exit polls.

Yes, we cantankerous

By Steve Greenberg
Published on November 13, 2008

Tzipi Livni to seek new elections as coalition effort fails

Published on October 26, 2008

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Tzipi Livni has called for new general elections in Israel, saying she failed to form a coalition government.

Briefs: Kadima sends coalition plan to Labor, budget woes close colleges

Published on October 16, 2008

Labor would be the senior partner in a new government, according to a draft coalition agreement reportedly sent on by Kadima. Associates of Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni reportedly passed the draft agreement Sunday to the Labor Party.

Briefs: Peace process proceeeds, says Livni; Bush waives Palestinian aid rules

Published on October 10, 2008

Tzipi Livni said the peace process will move forward and that Israel will be able to face challenges better with a stable government.

Anger greets Olmert’s concessions on Golan, West Bank, Iran

By Leslie Susser
Published on October 6, 2008

Israelis on the right and left were angered by Ehud Olmert's suggestion in an interview at the twilight of his term that Israel should cede virtually all its disputed land. Too little, too late, said the leftists. Too much, said the rightists.

Olmert submits resignation, promises to help Livni

Published on September 21, 2008

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tells Cabinet stepping down "was not an easy or simple decision," then submits his letter of resignation to President Shimon Peres

Exit polls say Tzipi Livni wins big in Kadima primary

Published on September 17, 2008

Exit polls show Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni winning the Kadima Party primary by a double-digit margin.

ANALYSIS: Livni leads in polls, but Israel’s political map is unclear

By Leslie Susser
Published on September 8, 2008

There is a clear front-runner in the Kadima primary scheduled for Sept. 17, but it's not at all clear how Israel's political map will look once Ehud Olmert is gone

Israeli policy headed for radical changes in post-Olmert era

By Leslie Susser
Published on August 5, 2008

Ehud Olmert's departure opens up the possibility of radical new directions in Israeli policy vis-a-vis the Palestinians, Syria and Iran

Who will succeed Olmert?

Published on July 31, 2008

No matter who emerges as the successor to Ehud Olmert, new general elections for prime minister -- and, by extension, the entire Knesset -- may not be far away

Sderot welcomes Obama

By Dina Kraft
Published on July 25, 2008

Sderot's residents expressed optimism about the latest of a series of high-profile visitors to the town, the man who one day may be U.S. president, Barack Obama

Briefs: Olmert vows to solve conversion crisis, Israel names first female U.N. envoy

Published on July 23, 2008

Ehud Olmert pledged to solve an Israeli conversion crisis prompted by a rabbinical dispute