Kadima’s Livni Gets Powerful Cabinet Posts
From Times Wire Reports
Tzipi Livni was named foreign minister and vice premier in the incoming Israeli government, the second-most powerful player on the nation’s political scene.
Livni, a 47-year-old member of the ruling Kadima party, is the daughter of a Zionist underground fighter and now champions Israel’s withdrawal from much of the West Bank.
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