U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tzipi Livni, at the White House.

Tzipora Malka "Tzipi" Livni (Hebrew: ציפורה מלכּה "ציפי" לבני‎, born July 8, 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister, Acting Prime Minister of Israel, and a leading member of the Kadima party.^[1][2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... The Elections for the 15th Knesset were held on 17 May, 1999 alongside elections for Prime Minister. ... Elections for the 16th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 January 2003. ... The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. ... Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, Forward) is a political party in Israel. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... In the State of Israel, there are currently three positions of deputy executive leaders: Vice Premier, Vice Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister. ... Foreign Affair Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Moshe Sharett 1948-1956 Golda Meir 1956-1966 Abba Eban 1966-1974 Yigal Allon 1974-1977 Moshe Dayan 1977-1979 Menachem Begin 1979-1980 Yitzhak Shamir 1980-1986 Shimon Peres 1986-1988 Moshe Arens 1988-1990 David Levy 1990-1992 Shimon Peres 1992... The Agriculture Minister of Israel (‎, Sar HaHaklaut) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and a relatively minor position in the Israeli cabinet. ... The Agriculture Minister of Israel (‎, Sar HaHaklaut) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and a relatively minor position in the Israeli cabinet. ... A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities. ... The Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel (‎, Sar leKlitat Aliyah), known until 1951 as the Minister of Immigration (‎, Sar HaAliya), is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Immigrant Absorption and a minor position in the Israeli cabinet. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Tel-Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Foreign Affair Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Moshe Sharett 1948-1956 Golda Meir 1956-1966 Abba Eban 1966-1974 Yigal Allon 1974-1977 Moshe Dayan 1977-1979 Menachem Begin 1979-1980 Yitzhak Shamir 1980-1986 Shimon Peres 1986-1988 Moshe Arens 1988-1990 David Levy 1990-1992 Shimon Peres 1992... In the State of Israel, there are currently three positions of deputy executive leaders: Vice Premier, Vice Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister. ... Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, Forward) is a political party in Israel. ...

After the March 2006 Knesset election, Livni was described as "the second most powerful politician in Israel."^[3] Livni is the second woman in Israel to hold the post of foreign minister, after Golda Meir. In 2007, she was included in the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World.^[4] The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. ... Golda Meir (‎, Arabic: , born Golda Mabovitz, May 3, 1898 - December 8, 1978, known as Golda Meyerson from 1917-1956) was one of the founders of the State of Israel. ... The 2005 cover of Time magazine that featured the Time 100 The Time 100 is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, as assembled by Time. ...

Biography

Born in Tel Aviv,^[5] Livni is the daughter of Eitan Livni,^[6] a Polish-born former Irgun^[7] member and Likud member of the Knesset.^[8] Her mother, Sara (nee Rosenberg) also fought in the Irgun. Eitan and Sara Livni were the first couple to marry in the newly-declared State of Israel.^[9] Tzipi Livni served as a lieutenant in the Israel Defense Forces and worked for the Mossad for four years during the early 1980s. A graduate of Bar Ilan University's Faculty of Law, she has experience as a practicing lawyer, specializing in public and commercial law. ^[10]Livni resides in Tel Aviv. She is married to accountant Naftali Spitzer (Shpitzer) and has two children, Omri and Yuval. According to her childhood friend Mirla Gal, Livni is a vegetarian. ^[11] She has also helped pass a bill that bans animal abuse.^{[citation needed]} Livni speaks Hebrew, English and French. Irgun emblem. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... Type Unicameral Speaker of the Knesset Dalia Itzik, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Deputy Speaker Majalli Wahabi, Kadima since May 4, 2006 Members 120 Political groups Kadima Labour-Meimad Shas Likud Last elections March 28, 2006 Meeting place Knesset, Jerusalem, Israel Web site www. ... Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... For the Haganah branch responsible for coordinating Jewish immigration into the British Mandate of Palestine, see Mossad Lealiyah Bet. ... Bar-Ilan University (BIU, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן) is a university in Ramat Gan, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel. ...

Political life

Livni was first elected to the Knesset as a member of the Likud party in 1999. When Likud leader Ariel Sharon became prime minister in July 2001, Livni was appointed Minister of Regional Cooperation, and thereafter held various Cabinet positions including Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Minister of Housing and Construction. ^[12] She received the Abirat Ha-Shilton ("Quality of Governance") award for 2004. On 1 October 2005, she was appointed Minister of Justice after several months acting in that position. ^[13]   (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik אָרִיק) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... The Agriculture Minister of Israel (‎, Sar HaHaklaut) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and a relatively minor position in the Israeli cabinet. ... The Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel (‎, Sar leKlitat Aliyah), known until 1951 as the Minister of Immigration (‎, Sar HaAliya), is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Immigrant Absorption and a minor position in the Israeli cabinet. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In Sharon's Cabinet, Livni was an avid supporter of the prime minister's disengagement plan and was generally considered to be among the key dovish members of the Likud party. She often mediated between hawkish and dovish elements inside the party, and gained publicity for her successful efforts to have the pullout from the Gaza Strip ratified by the Knesset. On 12 November 2005, she became the first member of the Israeli right-wing to speak at the official yearly commemoration of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination. Israels unilateral disengagement plan (Hebrew: תוכנית ההתנתקות Tokhnit HaHitnatkut or תכנית ההינתקות Tokhnit HaHinatkut in the Disengagement Plan Implementation Law), also known as the Disengagement plan, Gaza Pull-Out plan, and Hitnatkut) was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government and enacted in August 2005, to remove all... For other persons named Rabin, see Rabin (disambiguation). ...

On November 20, 2005, Livni followed Sharon and Olmert into the new Kadima Party. Ahead of the 28 March elections Livni was appointed to be the new Foreign Minister, while continuing to serve as Justice Minister, as a result of the mass resignation of Likud Party members from the government.

In the selection of candidates for the March 2006 Knesset election, Livni was awarded the number three position on Kadima's list of candidates, which effectively guaranteed her election to the Knesset. The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. ...

On 4 May 2006, with the swearing-in of the 31st Government, Livni became Vice (or Deputy) Prime Minister and retained the position of Foreign Minster. She ceased serving as Justice Minister at that time, but again held that position from 29 November 2006 to 7 February 2007, while still serving in her primary role of Foreign Minister.

Livni became the first Israeli cabinet minister to explicitly differentiate Palestinian guerrilla attacks against Israeli military targets from terrorist attacks against civilians. In an interview on the US television news show Nightline, recorded on 28 March 2006, Livni stated:

"Somebody who is fighting against Israeli soldiers is an enemy and we will fight back, but I believe that this is not under the definition of terrorism, if the target is a soldier."

On March 11, 2007, Livni held secret meetings with two senior Palestinian leaders - Fatah's Yasser Abed Rabbo and former finance minister Salam Fayyad, who left Fatah to form the Third Way party. According to Israel Radio, Livni discussed possible future negotiations and the Arab initiative.

On May 2, 2007 Livni called for the resignation of Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert in the wake of the publication of the Winograd Commission's interim report. She has offered herself as leader of the Kadima Party if Olmert decides to step down. ^[14] However, her call was ignored by Olmert and her decision to stay in the Cabinet sparked some controversy.^{[citation needed]} Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew:אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... The Winograd Commission (Hebrew: ועדת וינוגרד; the commissions official name is הוועדה לבדיקת ארועי המערכה בלבנון 2006) is an Israeli government-appointed commission of inquiry, chaired by retired judge Eliyahu Winograd, which is set out to investigate and draw lessons from the failures experienced by Israel during the Second Lebanon War. ... Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, Qādīmāh, forward) is a centrist [note] Israeli political party. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ...

Silvan Shalom Silvan Shalom ▶(?) (Hebrew סילבן שלום) (born 1958) is an Israeli politician and current Foreign Minister of Israel, having been appointed in 2003 by the current Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. ... Foreign Affair Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Moshe Sharett 1948-1956 Golda Meir 1956-1966 Abba Eban 1966-1974 Yigal Allon 1974-1977 Moshe Dayan 1977-1979 Menachem Begin 1979-1980 Yitzhak Shamir 1980-1986 Shimon Peres 1986-1988 Moshe Arens 1988-1990 David Levy 1990-1992 Shimon Peres 1992... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew:אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... In the State of Israel, there are currently three positions of deputy executive leaders: Vice Premier, Vice Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

1. ^ Government 31 The Knesset
2. ^ Kadima Party. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
3. ^ Tzipi Livni Named Vice Premier in Israel. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
4. ^ Condoleezza Rice. Tzipi Livni. Time. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
5. ^ Next in Line. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
6. ^ Knesset Members Family Ties. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
7. ^ Eitan Livni Biography. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
8. ^ Eital Livni, Knesset Member. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
9. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/910716.html
10. ^ Tzipi Livni Knesset Biography. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
11. ^ Cohen, Roger (2007-07-07). Her Jewish State. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. “Mirla Gal, who would reach the top of the Mossad during a 20-year career, met Livni in first grade. [...] “We were curious because her world wasn’t ours,” Gal said over lunch at a beachfront Tel Aviv restaurant. “Even then she was principled. When I was 12, she turned vegetarian and has been ever since.””
12. ^ Tzipi Livni Government Roles. Retrieved on 2007-05-06.
13. ^ Behind the Lines: And who, may we ask, is Tzipi Livni? Jerusalem Post, Accessed 30 April 2007
14. ^ Olmert's Survival Prospects Dim Amid Livni Challenge Bloomberg, May 3 2007

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