Livni, Netanyahu and Lieberman: Israel's tangled trio

[ikilledkenny86]

Lieberman's the king maker to whom Livni and Netanyahu are appealing in their push to become prime minister. But the scenario is complicated, and the power players have a long, fraught history.

Reporting from Jerusalem --
The three big players in Israel's leadership struggle first crossed paths in 1996 when a rising politician named Avigdor

Comments

[homasse]

This whole thing is such a giant clusterfuck, seems like. It's gonna be a mess no matter how it ultimately plays out. x_x

[missanemone]

i'm ashamed that i thought this article was referring to joe lieberman at first :/

it looks like this is a battle between the lesser of two evils but either way everyone's kinda fucke :(

although please, no ultra-orthodox extremists in power

[flaucinauci]

For the past few weeks I've been rooting for Tzipi Livni, even if it means she has to play up Lieberman's social agenda. At least he advocates civil marriage, though? :/

[slurp]

But the "no loyalty no citizenship" is fucking crazy.

[haruhiko]

Netanyahu is said to have offered Lieberman any Cabinet post he wants. Livni has pledged to adopt key planks of his platform.

Gross.