Livni to replace Olmert - now the fun starts - Part II

Lord Patel apologises for having published this news item prematurely over 18 months ago ...Sunday, January 21, 2007
Harry de Quetteville in the Sunday Torygraph , " Former spy lines up to replace Israel's leader" says that the Olmert 62, (being investigated for corruption by the Police) and his Government is collapsing ( one poll shows an approval rating of 14%) after last week's resignation of the chief of the general staff, Lt-Gen Dan Halutz, for the Israeli army's failures against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Since then, Olmert has faced a barrage of calls from politicians on the Left and Right to follow suit. Veteran left-wing MP, Yossi Beilin,58 chairman of the Meretz-Yachad party has demanded that the prime minister step aside specifically to make way for Tzipi Livni.

Livni, ex Mossad, whose parents were both terrorists and who was dandled as a child on the knee of Menachem Begin, favourite of Ariel Sharon has been long predicted as the successor to Sharon by Lord Patel. (Search site using "Livni")

Yesterday, as on every Sabbath she visited her father's grave on which is engraved the map of Erutz Israel showing the land that Ben Gurion dreamed of as the Israeli Home, on both sides of the Jordan River.

This hard faced bitch will do all she can to see her father's dream realised.

See also Ehud Barak, Tzipi Livni say Olmert must go ...fast, they don't want an election to let Netanyahu in Thursday, May 29, 2008.

Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said the ruling Kadima Party must prepare to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, raising pressure on the embattled Israeli leader to step down in light of a growing corruption investigation.

Livni said she favored holding a party primary. "In this way, we can operate to restore the trust in Kadima."Olmert is due to see Bush in Washington next week.

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