Tzipi Livni, Israel's new Prime Minister must form coalition

Israeli Foreign Minister, and former Mossad agent, Tzipi Livni has won the leadership of the country's ruling Kadima party, and has 42 days to form a coalition with opposition party leaders in order to officially...

Israel's Kadima begins voting to elect new head

Israel's ruling Kadima party has begun voting for a new prime minister, and a new one should be in place by the end of the week. Israel's foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, is the current favourite. She would be the...

Israel's Kadima to elect new head

After  Ehud Olmert resignation from the premiership Kadima primary will elect a new Premier but it now appears increasingly unlikely that new leader will be able to form a new coalition. There is possibility that current Premier might continue as a caretaker...

Syria names first ambassador to Iraq since 1980s

As The second round of indirect Israeli-Syrian peace talks -which were set to be held in Turkey on Thursday- is likely to be postponed because of Israel's political situation, Damascus continues its rapprochement...

Olmert Indicted as Deputy Accused of War Crimes

Israeli politics continues its descent into a state of complete farce as Ehud Ohlmert is indited for corruption.  Simultaneously the Attorney General is under increasing pressure to initiate an investigation...

Israel police: Indict Prime Minister Olmert

"JERUSALEM — The Israeli police on Sunday recommended indicting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on charges including bribe-taking, fraud and breach of trust. ""The recommendation, which followed a corruption investigation that unfolded over several months, has no legal weight...

Assad says new round of indirect peace talks with Israel postponed

 " DAMASCUS, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said at a four-way summit meeting on Thursday that a new round of indirect peace talks with Israel was postponed. This round of talks should take...

Israel's Tzipi Snatches Dangled Carrot

Last week, I wrote about Israel's hotly debated leadership. Warhawk Shaul Mofaz and moderate Tzipi Livni are still the two frontrunners for leadership of the Kadima party, and most likely Israel. But waaa-aaay-yay down at the bottom of that article I wrote about the...

Israel's Leadership Under Hot Debate

With Israeli Prime Minister Olmert stepping down amid numerous accusations of bribery, Kadima party leadership is now being debated. Olmert vowed that he would resign as soon as a new leader of his party was chosen....

Olmert announces will not run in primaries and quit once new Kadima leader is...

Now, Israel time 20.15 ,  Israeli PM Ehud Olmert announce 30 minute ago, on prime time on channel 10, that he will not run in Kadima primaries.The meaning is that PM Olmert bring to an end...

Shimon Peres Announces Candidacy for the Presidency of State of Israel

Shimon Peres, the elder statesmen of Israel, at the age of 84 has announced his candicy for the positions of President of the State of Israel. The office of presidency has received much scorn with the recent...

Who Will Govern Israel After Ehud Olmert? by Patrick Seale

"Ever since the fiasco of last summer’s war in Lebanon, Israel’s beleaguered prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has been living on borrowed time. His leadership has been fatally tarnished and his popularity is at rock bottom. The Winograd Commission condemned him severely for...

Israel FM calls on prime minister to resign

"Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign on Wednesday over a damning Lebanon war report, upping the pressure on the beleaguered premier to step down. "I expressed my opinion that his resignation is the right thing to do," Livni, a...

Olmert toughs out calls to resign

"Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has brushed aside calls to resign from his foreign minister and other leading figures, acknowledging he was in a difficult position but vowing to fix his mistakes. Olmert won a critical show of support from lawmakers within his ruling...

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