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Netanyahu gets nod to form new Israeli government
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| Contributor | J.R. |
| Last Edited | J.R. Feb 20, 2009 10:31am |
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| News Date | Friday, February 20, 2009 04:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | JERUSALEM (AP) - Benjamin Netanyahu appealed to his moderate rivals Friday to join him after the hard-liner was formally tapped to put together Israel's next ruling coalition - an alliance that would dilute the power of nationalists bent on derailing Mideast peace talks.
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, in a seeming about-face, indicated she might be willing to come on board a Netanyahu government.
But Livni, a centrist, would certainly exact a high price: sharing the prime minister's job she so fervently sought with a reluctant Netanyahu. Should he balk, his alternative would be an unstable coalition of right-wingers sure to collide with the Obama administration and its ambitious plans for ending 60 years of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. |
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