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 being unable to form a government. She refused to make a costly deal with Eli Yishai (seen to left of Olmert), the leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas religious party.',700,700);)
 at a reception following the ceremony whereby all 120 Knesset members took the oath of office as the 18th Israeli Knesset was formed. Netanyahu and Livni had a working meeting a few days ago on forming a national unity government, after Netanyahu was tasked with putting together Israel\'s next government, but Livni said too many difference existed and she will not be joining a unity government with Netanyahu, but rather prefers to go into the opposition. There is another meeting planned with the two party leaders.',700,700);)
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 and his wife Simcha, holding her infant Efraim, leave an elevator in Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv after arriving from Yemen and "making Aliya, " or immigrating, on February 19, 2009. Son Menashe, with a lollipop in his mouth, helps out by pushing a cart full of suitcases near his sisters Rahel and Ester (taller). ',700,700);)
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 and Yehoshua, play with small and candies at some of the family\'s suitcases, after arrival from Yemen in Ben Gurion Airport, outside Tel Av iv, on February 19, 2009. ',700,700);)
 with family members as they walk through Ben Gurion Airport with luggage on arrival in Israel from Yemen on February 19, 2009.',700,700);)
 holding baby Efraim, the youngest of her seven children named (L to R), Rahel, Menashe, Yehoshua, Mazel, Leah, and the eldest daughter, Ester (R). The Jewish Agency brought the family out from Raida, Yemen where Jews are being harassed by anti-Antisemitism. The Jewish community in Yemen now stands at only 280 people, with 230 of those living in Raida, and another 50 Jews living in San\'a, the capital. Most of the Jews in Yemen immigrated to Israel in what was known as Operation Magic carpet in the 1949 and two subsequent but smaller waves in the mids 60s and the beginning of the 90s.',700,700);)
 party chairman Avigdor Lieberman throws his hands up at the conclusion of issuing a short statement in the Jerusalem residence of President Shimon Peres on 19 February 2009 after Lieberman met with Peres and announced his party would support right-wing Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel\'s next prime minister. Lieberman however conditioned his support for Netanyahu on Likud and Netanyahu being able to gorge a broad coalition.<br />\r\n++++++++++++++++++<br />\r\nA broad coalition - with Lieberman and Livni? Interesting. ',700,700);)
 in Jerusalem on 12 February 2009. ',700,700);)
 in Jerusalem on 12 February 2009.',700,700);)
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![](javascript:doblowup('Tzipi Wins','/images/uploaded/up_U3DMGf.jpg','Kadima party leader Tzipi Livni flashes the double "V" sign as she takes the podium at the party\'s election headquarters early on 11 February in Tel Aviv as results come in showing her ahead of the right-wing Likud and Benjamin Netanyahu by two Knesset seats, considered a victory. <br />\r\n++++++++++++++<br />\r\nThere was some strange light in this hotel Ballroom and the photo just didn\'t work in color. I do not like to de-saturate color photos into Black & White and hardly ever do, except when the colors go askew and get all blocked up and contrasty. I see the world in color and think photos, especially news and reportage photos, should be as the photographer saw them. That is a difficult topic in general, I know, and best left for another day and probably another forum. I\'m wondering where the Peace process is going.....',700,700);)
![](javascript:doblowup('Tzipi Victorious ?','/images/uploaded/up_cOc5BM.jpg','Centrist Kadima party leader and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni waves to supporters as she takes the stage at the Kadima party election headquarters after winning the Israeli general elections early on 11 February 2009. <br />\r\n+++++++++++++<br />\r\nNetanyahu in typical fashion said basically, "Not so fast...and I have the better chance to put to gether a coalition government," and we wnet off to a few hours sleep with Tzipi ahead by two seats in the Knesset. In the morning it was reduced to 1 seat. When the army\'s votes are counted and a few others, it could well be a dead heat - a la Bush vs Gore. Not an easy place to govern. Who will put together the next government is anyone\'s guess at this point.',700,700);)
 seats than expected and probably becoming the \'King maker\' in forming a coalition government.',700,700);)
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 in Jerusalem. Normally the ballot material is inside a room on the base, but soldiers placed it on the snow at the insistence of an Israeli television channel. The votes of the soldiers will be counted.',700,700);)
 who chairs the meeting. Sitting next to Olmert is Foreign Minister and leader of the centrist Kadima party, Tzipi Livni. Both Livni and Barak are running for prime minister in the February 10 general elections. ',700,700);)
 speaking with other cabinet members just before the weekly cabinet meeting gets underway in the Prime Minister\'s offices in Jerusalem on 08 February 2009. The cabinet met as significant progress has been reported in the indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas regarding a new cease-fire in the Gaza Strip that is said to also include the reopening of the border crossings and the release of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, which reportedly includes the Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti. <br />\r\n++++++++++++++<br />\r\nI wonder what the impact will be if Israel and Hamas make a deal before Tuesday\'s election - in effect Hamas could be the "king Maker" thus keeping Netanyahu from gaining the most Knesset seats, if Israeli swing voters come out for either Livni or Barak. An interesting scenario, none-the-less, and it could happen in Middle East politics. I doubt Hamas wants to see a Netanyahu-Lieberman-Shas coalition in government.',700,700);)
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![](javascript:doblowup('Always Security','/images/uploaded/up_VEj1dI.jpg','Centrist Kadima party leader and current Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni seen between tow security agents as she addresses a rally for women in Jerusalem on 06 February 2009, four days before Israelis go to the polls in a general election. <br />\r\n++++++++++++=<br />\r\nThere is always a security angle to look out for. This was an incredibly pushy event, especially during her "walk-about" on entry, as is standard. Lots of smiles, excitement, surprise, hand grasping and back slapping - but few, if any nice pictures. Tzipi tends to squint a lot, and it is very hard to get a nice shot of her in those situations. I see at this event, no one from all the "wires" had anything special from the first part of the event. ',700,700);)
![](javascript:doblowup('Tzipi','/images/uploaded/up_fl7kbo.jpg','Centrist Kadima party leader and current Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, jumps on stage waving the "V" signs during a rally for women in Jerusalem four days before the general elections on February 10. Livni is neck and neck with right-wing Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu, and the vote looks like it will be a close call. Who will be able to put together a government however, is another question. Tzipi tried a few months ago and failed, as she did not bend to political blackmail by the religious Shas party. Netanyahu has already said that he would form a government bringing in Lieberman\'s more-right-wing Israel Beitenu party. ',700,700);)
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 whose image is defaced by paint, as seen through a passing passenger bus, in Jerusalem on 04 February 2009. Most election posters showing the Kadima leader Tzipi Livni have been defaced, probably by Jewish ultra-Orthodox, who are against images of women in public places like bus stops. ',700,700);)
 and Shaul Mofaz, a former Defense Minister (2,L). Israelis go to the polls in one week and Kadima trails slightly behind the right wing Likud party at this point, according to local polls.',700,700);)
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 a site holy to both Jews and Muslims where the al-Aqsa mosque now stands and where the ancient Jewish Temples once stood.<br />\r\n++++++++++++<br />\r\nI just remembers it\'s ground Hogs Day, and a shadow is visible. Now does that mean it\'ll be a continuing winter, or a prominent Spring. It certainly has not rained here much this year. We need water. The rabbis have been praying for water.',700,700);)
 listens to a briefing as he is surrounded by press, cameras, security and handlers during a stop in an archaeological site near the City of David, under the walls of Jerusalem\'s Old City during a campaign tour of East Jerusalem on 02 February 2009, one week before the Israeli general elections.<br />\r\n+++++++++++++<br />\r\nPolls today have BB with a five \'seat\' advantage over Kadima. A fact - no Israeli prime minister has served out his entire four-year term since the late 1980\'s with Yitzhak Shamir, remember him. Small guy with a mustache. Rabin of course was assassinated, which ended his term. All government since have collapsed with new elections called. I think BB might be elected, or re-elected, just out of boredom with the more liberal parties who have not been able to pull it off - from Peres to Barak to Sharon even and now Olmert. It would be a bit like the Palestinians voting for Hamas out of disgust with Fatah. Why vote for Kadima when your angry at it - or Labor, vote right-wing and keep your fingers crossed. Politics are fascinating here - where elee would there be an election two weeks after a major war?',700,700);)
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