December 24, 2008 All the recent statement from Kadima leader, Tzipi Livni, sound as if she is from the opposition and not number 2 in the government. Foreign Affairs Minister, Tzipi Livni, who is also the deputy prime minister and the one who replaces him in absence, is sounding more and more like she is actually from the parliamentary opposition. Probably her campaign consultants have discovered that Kadima's performance has head of the government is so poor in the eyes of the public that she must do everything she can to act as if she had nothing to do with the current government. Their hope is that the public is so short sighted or stupid that it will not to hold Livni and all of Kadima responsible for the string of failed policies and mistake that have been made in the last 3 years. Livni is particularly aggressive in her statements against Hamas and against the cease fire agreement with them. All last week and this week Livni has stated time and again that Israel must attack the Hamas, act to topple the Hamas regime and that the cease fire agreement from 6 months ago was a mistake. It sounds almost identical to Netanyahu's and the Likud's official position on the situation. But, while Netanyahu and the Likud acted strongly to oppose the cease fire and the policy of restraint throughout the years, Foreign Affairs Minister, Tzipi Livni, voted in the cabinet for the cease fire and did nothing to push for military action. Now Livni and other ministers like Mofaz (her number 2) suddenly sound very hawkish and militant in order to try and convince voters on the right to give them another chance. Livni's efforts to increase her international profile have also been somewhat frustrated. In the last couple of days, Livni boasted that she was invited to meet Egypt's President, Husseni Mobarak, to discuss the situation in Gaza and the peace process. This was to increase her diplomatic image, but yesterday, Egyptian foreign affairs spokesman stated that it was Livni who requested the meeting. Other officials were reportedly very angry at the reports circulated by Livni's office saying it was Mobarak's request and her own. Livni's situation is very delicate. She is the head of the party which forms the current government but the Prime Minister is one of the biggest rivals and is extremely unpopular, to make things worse Olmert has embarked on his own personal political agenda to create a "legacy" for himself. Livni is stuck as being associated with Olmert's unpopular government of which she a part of but doesn't enjoy the benefits of being incumbent. That's why her campaign consultants are trying to have distance herself from almost everything related to Olmert, a very difficult feat when you're the number 2 spot in the government. Time will tell if she'll be able to convince the public that she is not responsible for the last 3 years. Website editorial This article is not connected in any way with Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party. |
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