Tzipi Livni

Critically ill Palestinian released from Israeli jail

2013-04-18 12:26:00

RAMALLAH, West Bank–-Two weeks after a Palestinian prisoner died of cancer in an Israeli jail, provoking violent protests in the West Bank, Israel released a critically ill Palestinian prisoner who had served 11 years of a 14-year-sentence....

With Obama visit looming, new Israeli government sworn in

2013-03-18 13:23:00

JERUSALEM -- Nearly two months after general elections were held, Israel's new government was sworn in Monday amid sharp criticism from opposition parties. After a grueling six weeks of negotiations that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likened to...

Israel's Netanyahu brings longtime rival Livni into coalition

2013-02-19 11:37:00

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an agreement Tuesday night to bring his onetime political foe Tzipi Livni, head of the centrist Movement Party, into his pending coalition government. Livni, a former foreign minister...

High voter turnout in Israeli elections lifts hopes of leftists

2013-01-22 09:07:00

JERUSALEM — �A stronger-than-expected voter turnout in Israel’s parliamentary elections Tuesday lifted hopes of center-left parties, who expect to be the beneficiary of the trend. As of 6 p.m., 55.5% of eligible voters had cast their...

Final vote tally in Israel gives right slight edge

2013-01-24 07:49:00

JERUSALEM – A final tally released Thursday of votes from this week's� parliamentary election in Israel broke the virtual tie between rival ideological factions, giving the right-wing bloc, including religious parties, 61 seats in the Knesset,...

Exit polls: Israeli right-wing bloc heading to narrow election win

2013-01-22 13:24:00

JERUSALEM -- With one of the highest voter turnouts since 1999, Israelis once again threw their support behind the nation’s conservative and religious political parties, probably ensuring the reelection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...

New column on Obama feeds Israeli election campaign

2013-01-15 08:38:00

JERUSALEM -- Critical comments about Israel's current leaders attributed to President Obama played into Israel's upcoming elections Tuesday as candidates quickly incorporated the message into their campaign. In a column for Bloomberg news service,...

Netanyahu rival unveils new centrist Israeli political party

2012-11-27 07:39:00

JERUSALEM – Former opposition leader Tzipi Livni, Israel’s most-recognized female politician, threw her hat back in the political ring Tuesday, setting the stage for an election rematch against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Four...

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak to quit politics

2012-11-26 04:37:00

JERUSALEM - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, one of the nation’s most influential and divisive leaders, said Monday he would not run for a Knesset seat in the upcoming election, ending a political and military career that spanned more than three...

Report: Israel leaders ordered preparedness for Iran strike in 2010

2012-11-05 13:04:09

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu decides to form unity government

2012-05-07 21:39:22

Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng to stay in China

2012-05-02 04:37:48

Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, shown in November 2011, will become justice minister under an agreement announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

2013-02-19 11:28:22

Tzipi Livni, head of Israel's Movement party and candidate for parliament who favors peace with the Palestinians, called a report that the White House is unhappy with Israel "a wake-up call for Israelis."

2013-01-15 08:01:00

Former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem after defeating Tzipi Livni to become the new leader of Israel's Kadima party.

2012-03-28 00:00:00