Tzipi Livni

Whoever sits in the prime minister’s chair in 2015 will swear allegiance to Israel’s ever-growing defense establishment.

On December 3, the Israeli Knesset voted to hold early elections on March 17, only two years since the last election

Netanyhau has decided to divest himself of those few coalition partners who still believed in Israel as a democratic state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s third government has fallen, and new elections will be held on March 17, 2015.

Much of the Middle East is now in turmoil. It has always been a mosaic of tribes, sects, and peoples, but its previously largely static tableau has become a kaleidoscope.