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Israel's election: A split decision?

 

Published 2/11/2009 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

Per the Washington Post, “Israeli voters delivered a split decision in national elections Tuesday, sparking competing claims by backers of opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni over who will be the next prime minister. Voters appeared to give Livni's Kadima party, which favors negotiations with the Palestinians, a slight and unexpected edge over Netanyahu's Likud party, which has been critical of peace talks… But the overall shift in Israel's parliament, the Knesset,...( read more ) (link)

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