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ISRAEL: Early elections herald rightward shift
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, the head of the Kadima Party, informed President Shimon Peres...
IsraelISRAEL: Livni fails to reach Shas coalition deal
The Shas party today announced that it would not join a Labour-Kadima coalition led by Tzipi Livni.
IsraelISRAEL: Financial crisis shakes economy
Trading at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange was briefly halted today after the benchmark TA-25 index...
IsraelISRAEL: Coalition negotiations surmount first obstacle
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, the head of the Kadima party, and Defence Minister Ehud Barak, the...
IsraelMIDDLE EAST: Palestinian factions jostle for position
Hamas members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) resolved yesterday not to recognise...
EGYPT: Declining regional clout linked to succession
Faltering inter-Palestinian negotiations in Cairo between representatives of Hamas, which...
EgyptISRAEL/US: Defence cooperation reflects Iran concerns
The US government yesterday approved the sale to Israel of 25 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft...
IsraelISRAEL: Livni faces greatest political test
Livni's success or failure in her immediate task of fashioning a stable coalition government will...
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