Kadima: Netanyahu-led Israel would clash with Obama

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Kadima is capitalizing on Washington's new administration in its campaign for the premiership against Likud chairman MK Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that a Netanyahu government will lead to a clash between Israel and the United States.

Livni said privately on Saturday that "people forget what happened to this relationship when Bibi was prime minister, and they have to be reminded."

Livni said the visit Wednesday of Obama's new envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, was "an opportunity for Israel." The United States wants to be involved and bring about a solution to the conflict. The pressure it brings to bear will be directed at those who reject the process. Israel will have to chose whether it is on the side that promotes the process or rejects it; otherwise there will be an unavoidable rift with the United States," Livni said.
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Kadima is considering using in its campaign spots excerpts from a book by Dennis Ross, special Middle East coordinator under former president Bill Clinton and expected to work with the administration as a special peace envoy. One excerpt from the book, "The Missing Peace," describes Netanyahu as insufferable and states that that after Ross and Clinton met with him, the U.S. president felt Netanyahu thought he was the power, and that the Americans were there to do his bidding.

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Picked some lines from the "Talkback" discussion below!

"ISrael had a prime minister that does not automatically bend over when washington says so"

Lets see. YOu have to be on the side that is the US side. The US has in some instances put the knife deep in ISraels back, and not even a ...sorry bout that.

Bibi at least listens to the US and makes a decision that is good for ISraelis , not always good for washington. Perhaps it is time now ISrael had a prime minister that does not automatically bend over when washington says so, Bibi aint no whore we know that, Livni were not so sure yet.