With Kadima leader Tzipi Livni deep in talks to put together a coalition government, the question of whether or not Israel will be forced to go to new elections will depend on the enigmatic Ehud Barak. The answer should come fairly soon.
Comprehensive peace has never been closer for Israel, and within a year the Jewish state could be conducting peace talks with Lebanon, Israel’s U.S. ambassador told JTA in a Rosh Hashanah interview.