http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Tzipi_LivniFind stories, videos, and photos about Tzipi Livni from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:24:16 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/03/31/israel.new.prime.minister/tztop.netanyahu.cabinet.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Tzipi_Livni14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Tzipi Livni from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/31/israel.new.prime.minister/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/31/israel.new.prime.minister/index.html#cnnSTCTextIncoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tuesday that "extremist Islam is trying to bring us down through terrorism from north and south" as his Cabinet prepared to take office.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/27/israel.netanyahu.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/27/israel.netanyahu.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's next government is shaping up to be a narrow conservative coalition after designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to strike a deal on Friday with the moderate Kadima Party.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/23/israel.netanyahu.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/23/israel.netanyahu.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextDays after being chosen to form the next Israeli government, Benjamin Netanyahu met with moderate party leaders in an attempt to lure them into a government under his leadership.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/israel.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/20/israel.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextBenjamin Netanyahu, the head of the conservative Likud Party, has been chosen to form Israel's next government, Israeli President Shimon Peres announced Friday.Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/15/israel.hamas.negotiations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/15/israel.hamas.negotiations/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's prime minister denied media reports that it is negotiating with the militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, but said there will be Israeli "consultations" Sunday "regarding the situation in the south."Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/12/israel.count/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/12/israel.count/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's centrist Kadima is maintaining its one-seat lead over right-wing Likud but with about 100,000 ballots yet to be counted the result is not yet official, the Central Elections Committee said Thursday.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe leaders of Israel's two largest parties jockeyed to form ruling coalitions Wednesday, each claiming a mandate to govern as unofficial election results indicated a virtual tie between them.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.future/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.future/index.html#cnnSTCText"I won!" Tzipi Livni said. My party got the most votes. "Today, the people decided -- Kadima," Livni announced at a victory rally Tuesday night.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/10/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/10/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's two largest parties each claimed a mandate early Wednesday after exit polls showed a surprise first-place finish by the ruling Kadima party and dramatic gains by its conservative rivals.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/10/israel.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/10/israel.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalk to Israeli voters, and you hear disillusionment.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.schneider.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.schneider.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextDown to the wire. That's what the polling in Israel's election on Tuesday predicts: a tight race between Benjamin Netanyahu, former prime minister (1996-99) and leader of the conservative Likud party, and Tzipi Livni, the current foreign minister and leader of the centrist Kadimah party.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTextBenjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud movement maintains a slim lead ahead of next week's parliamentary elections in Israel, but Tzipi Livni's ruling centrist Kadima party still has a chance to pull out a victory, a win that would give it the first opportunity to form a new coalition government, according to polls published on Friday.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.kadima.livni/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.kadima.livni/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN.com profiles the leading parties and party leaders ahead of Tuesday's Israeli elections.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/16/gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/16/gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextDiplomats edged closer to finding a way to end the fighting in Gaza on Friday as the United States and Israel signed an agreement designed to stop arms smuggling into the Palestinian territory.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/05/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli military surrounded densely populated Gaza City late Monday as the death toll mounts in Gaza.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/01/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/01/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli air force bombed the homes Thursday of two top Hamas military figures, killing at least one of them.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/25/israel.egypt.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/25/israel.egypt.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Thursday in Cairo amid escalating cross-border violence between Israel and Hamas.Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/09/blair.obama.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/09/blair.obama.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President-elect Barack Obama has "a tremendous opportunity" to help negotiate an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that could help "empower the forces of ... moderation in the Islamic world," former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday.Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/middle.east.peace.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/06/middle.east.peace.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House on Thursday acknowledged that a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians is unlikely to happen before President Bush leaves office.Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/02/israel.assassination.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/02/israel.assassination.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's internal security agency is "very concerned" that extremists in that country might assassinate an Israeli leader to disrupt the peace process with the Palestinians, Shin Bet's director said Sunday, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz.Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853847,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTzipi Livni's inability to form a new ruling coalition will mean early elections next year, but they could ultimately boost prospects for an agreement with the PalestiniansSun, 26 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/26/israel.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/26/israel.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnable to form a new coalition government, Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni said Sunday she has asked Israeli President Shimon Peres to hold early general elections.Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/25/israel.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/25/israel.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextKadima Party leader Tzipi Livni has given up efforts to form a coalition government and will ask President Shimon Peres for early elections in 90 days, Israeli media reported late Saturday.Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/24/israel.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/24/israel.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextElections to chose a new Israeli government appeared closer Friday when the ultra-Orthodox Shas party rejected a bid to join a coalition government headed by Kadima Party leader Tzipi Livni.Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1845638,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1845638,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCaught in between four countries and 60 years of conflict, the disputed plateau could soon change hands again -- peacefully Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/22/israel.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/22/israel.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres asked Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, head of the Kadima party, to form a new government Monday.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlthough he remains as head of an interim government, the task of forging a new coalition falls to Tzipi Livni, Olmert's replacement as head of the Kadima partyMon, 22 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/21/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert handed in his resignation to President Shimon Peres on Sunday, Peres announced.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843160,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843160,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael's corruption-tainted prime minister told his Cabinet that he would step down, following through on a promise to allow the new leader of the ruling party to try to form a coalition governmentSun, 21 Sep 2008 09:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/israel.new.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/israel.new.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni declared victory Thursday in an election to lead the ruling Kadima Party, putting her on a path that could make her Israel's first female prime minister in 34 years.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842147,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842147,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTzipi Livni wins a close race (by fewer than 500 votes) to become the new leader of Israel's ruling Kadima PartyThu, 18 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842101,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842101,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is one step closer to becoming the nation's first female prime minister since Golda Meir. The current prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has decided to resign following corruption allegations involving more than $150,000 in payments from a New York businessman. Livni, 50, has served in Israel's legislature, the Knesset, for less than a decade, but was effectively put on the path to the nation's highest office after claiming victory in Tuesday's primary.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841628,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841628,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael's ruling party stages a primary, forcing its members to choose between moving right and moving leftWed, 17 Sep 2008 20:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/16/israel.new.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/16/israel.new.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 70,000 members of Israel's ruling Kadima Party Wednesday will choose a new leader for the party and potentially a new prime minister.Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840755,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840755,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEhud Olmert pledged Thursday to immediately resign as Israel's prime minister once his party chooses his successor as leader next weekFri, 12 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/31/mideast.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/31/mideast.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice emerged from three-way talks with Palestinians in a good mood, joking and laughing with reporters -- so much so that her guest, U.N. Secretary-General for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdalla, wanted in on the joke.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/30/mideast.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/30/mideast.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will not affect efforts to reach a Mideast peace deal before the end of the year.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827930,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827930,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Wednesday he will resign in September, raising doubts about progress for U.S.-backed Mideast peace effortsWed, 30 Jul 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817406,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817406,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsCountries at a one-day conference Tuesday agreed to commit more than $240 million to help strengthen the Palestinian Authority's police force and court systemTue, 24 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/15/rice.israel.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/15/rice.israel.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that Israeli plans to build 1,300 homes in East Jerusalem pose the "greatest obstacle" to Mideast peace.Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/29/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/29/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's foreign minister warned the ruling Kadima party Thursday that it must be prepared to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is embroiled in a corruption probe, an aide said.Thu, 29 May 2008 15:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas leaders in Gaza have declared a three-day mourning period after an Israeli raid on eastern Gaza City left at least 17 dead and more than 20 wounded.Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/13/mideast.conflict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/13/mideast.conflict/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed Sunday to authorize peace talks, which could begin Monday, according to the offices of both leaders.Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/17/palestinian.conf/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/17/palestinian.conf/index.html#cnnSTCTextA major donors conference to raise funds for the Palestinians has gone beyond expectations, with donors pledging $7.4 billion to help build a Palestinian state, organizers said Monday.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/13/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/13/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTextA rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Thursday struck near a synagogue in the Israeli town of Sderot, injuring a woman and damaging a home, an Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman said.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/12/mideast.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/12/mideast.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraelis complained about rocket attacks from Gaza while Palestinians questioned Israeli plans for West Bank settlements during peace talks Wednesday.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/02/israel.olmert/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/02/israel.olmert/index.htmlIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday that he should resign over his handling of last summer's war in Lebanon.Wed, 02 May 2007 12:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/17/rice.mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/17/rice.mideast/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday for a series of meetings with Middle Eastern leaders.Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/13/rice.iran/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/13/rice.iran/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has expressed skepticism that Iran is serious about suspending its uranium enrichment program and said the United States expects to "make some movement forward" on a sanctions resolution when U.N. diplomats convene in New York next week.Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/18/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/18/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlIsrael began moving forward Tuesday on a diplomatic effort to end the conflict in the Middle East, Israel's foreign minister said.Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/08/us.israel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/08/us.israel/index.htmlIsrael's foreign minister said Wednesday a Hamas-led Palestinian government could be designated a terrorist state, subject to sanctions, if it refuses to recognize Israel and renounce terrorism.Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/israel.polls/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/israel.polls/index.htmlTwo opinion polls published Friday suggest that Israelis voting in upcoming elections would strongly support the Kadima political party founded by ailing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, even without its gravely ill leader.Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/30/israel.politics/index.htmlFormer Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres resigned Wednesday from the Labor Party and endorsed his former rival, Ariel Sharon, in the upcoming race for prime minister.Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/29/israel.politics/index.htmlFormer Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres will resign from the Labor Party, Israeli Channel 10 reported Tuesday night.Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/28/israel.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/28/israel.politics/index.htmlThe new party created amid political upheaval in Israel will support the creation of a peaceful Palestinian state, giving up some land to ensure Israel's Jewish majority and maintaining all of Jerusalem under Israeli control.Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:22:00 EST