What government does the US want?
Posted: February 16th, 2009 | Author: noam | Filed under: elections, the US and us | Tags: Barack Obama, elections, Kadima, Likud, peace process, Tzipi Livni | 1 Comment »The Washington Post dives into the Israeli political battle: yesterday’s unusual editorial calls for Livni to let Netanyahu face the international pressure on his own:
Kadima and Labor, which favor continued talks on a two-state deal with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, would be wise to stay out of a Netanyahu-led government.
On the other hand, there are reports that Obama wants Livni in the government… I think it’s a mistake: a “national unity” government might make things easier for the American president politically, but won’t help the peace process.