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Article: Is Israel ready to give peace a chance?(CURRENT AFFAIRS)
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- The Middle East
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- November 1, 2008
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MEL FRYKBERG reports from the occupied territories.
ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER Tzipi Livni has been negotiating with the leaders of political parties from across Israel's political spectrum in an endeavour to cobble together a coalition.
A particularly daunting task given the huge divide in political ideologies which separate these parties. But a very necessary task if she is to lead a consolidated Kadima to the next elections and very possibly become Israel's next female prime minister.
If Livni is unable to form a fragile coalition, then early elections will be held ahead of the next scheduled elections meant to take place at the beginning of ...