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Israeli's Livni returns to politics in push for peace
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November 28, 2012, Wednesday
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FORMER Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni announced her return to politics yesterday, saying she was forming a new party to run in January parliamentary elections on a platform promising a push for peace with the Palestinians.
Livni, who served as Israel's foreign minister and chief peace negotiator from 2006 to 2009, bitterly attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as she announced the formation of her new party, called "The Movement."
"I came to fight for peace ... and I won't allow anyone to turn peace into a bad word," she said.
Her announcement brought a new, high-profile voice to the campaign to oust Netanyahu's hardline government. But with his Likud Party leading in opinion polls and the dovish opposition divided between several parties, her candidacy did not appear to pose a threat to the prime minister.
During Netanyahu's four years in power, peace talks with the Palestinian government of President Mahmoud Abbas have remained frozen.
Livni was internationally respected during her term as foreign minister, forging a strong relationship with her American counterpart, Condoleezza Rice, as well as the Palestinians. She has been identified by both Time and Newsweek magazines as one of the world's most influential women.
Livni said she had not decided who would join her on her party list. One key question is whether Olmert, who was recently cleared of serious corruption charges, will join her. She said she hoped Olmert would return to politics. But with Olmert still on the sidelines, she said she decided to enter the race "because the field remained empty."
Livni, who served as Israel's foreign minister and chief peace negotiator from 2006 to 2009, bitterly attacked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as she announced the formation of her new party, called "The Movement."
"I came to fight for peace ... and I won't allow anyone to turn peace into a bad word," she said.
Her announcement brought a new, high-profile voice to the campaign to oust Netanyahu's hardline government. But with his Likud Party leading in opinion polls and the dovish opposition divided between several parties, her candidacy did not appear to pose a threat to the prime minister.
During Netanyahu's four years in power, peace talks with the Palestinian government of President Mahmoud Abbas have remained frozen.
Livni was internationally respected during her term as foreign minister, forging a strong relationship with her American counterpart, Condoleezza Rice, as well as the Palestinians. She has been identified by both Time and Newsweek magazines as one of the world's most influential women.
Livni said she had not decided who would join her on her party list. One key question is whether Olmert, who was recently cleared of serious corruption charges, will join her. She said she hoped Olmert would return to politics. But with Olmert still on the sidelines, she said she decided to enter the race "because the field remained empty."
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