B"H It sounds like a major problem for Olmert is in the making. Instead of his Foreign Minister being his trusted servant, she starts talking about her run for the prime minister slot. Hmmm.... I wonder if the defense ministry is opening up. That seems to be a great place to put those with high political ambitions these days. Olmert knows he has a loyalty problem here the way it is quoted and he will need to deal with it eventually. Quote: In an interview with Ha’aretz last weekend Livni said she would run for prime minister when and if she feels current Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is not backing her diplomatic guidelines. Turning her attention to Syria, the foreign minister said, “The situation is complex. There will be a need to continue and provide a response to terror, but the same time we are tasked with weighing the options and taking advantage of them.”

it didn't work now try it the Jewish way

Article: “The handing over of parts of the State of Israel is aimed at preserving the country’s democratic and Jewish character,” she said during the ceremony. “To me this ideal is the realization of the values I was raised on.”

They're shooting at us and you talk about giving up land???

I wish you come to what called Israel to see the situation. Your people will be under fire till the day of Judgement, if U think other wise you are cheating your self.The problem is not with the Arabs, it is the problem with the jews who tends to cheat, lie and violate all agreements!!!

Give land concessions while under fire and attack from terrorist groups? She is a very dangerous person for the Zionist interests, and for anyone who wants to live without terrorism. She is capitulating with the terrorists while under fire. Maybe someone should tell her that it appears obvious that the terror is working if you cave in.

You have to be incompetent to enter the Kadima Party. Israel used to know the way to fight Islamic terrorism was to defeat the enemy. Now there is a new way wich is not working ,but that matters little to the party of incompetence.

peace can only be achieved through negotiation. More than 58 years of war did not bring peace, Try negotiatin .. like we did with egypt and jordan

as long as it means peace. And my Arab friends will soon advise me what they mean by peace!

never trust an israeli polician who says they are being pragmatic and values don't matter. that's how we got the Oslo debacle, the disengagment/kassam disaster and hezbullah rockets. it means that THEY have no value system and can not be trusted to protect israel. also, giving away parts of israel to its enemies will not make israel safer (DUH!!). please also note 20% or population inside green line is arab and will double in 20 years.

The definition of "insanity" is doing the same thing again and again, but expecting different results. The terrorists have openly stated that any inch of Israel soil gained will be fully exploited as a strategic terror launching site. Livni is not offering peace, she is offering feeding Israel bit by bit to the sharks, hoping that they will be full before they get to her. Enough of this insanity, Israel, remember that you must have oz (power) before you can have shalom. Any perceived weakness (such as land concessions) will only invite more missiles, more death and more terror. Only Torah and commitment to the principles of Zionism will bring Israel safety and peace. Shalom.

the ultras of the 1920s told the jews not leave europe in the majority at least if we can hope the majority of arabs are sane pragmatists and not psychotic deluded extraplanetary nuts and at least offer something this will be practical.

It is utterly despicable and evil of Israeli leaders to demand Jews play Russian roulette with their lives if they are not prepared to do likewise. Sderot Jews live their lives in continual fear of being hit by daily rockets - Olmert and Livni apparently think this deadly situation is wonderful and want other Israelis to experience living their lives in constant fear and are eager to surrender the Jewish ancestral homeland of Biblical Judea and Samaria in order to provide PA/PLO/Hamas, et al, a huge launching pad for daily rocket attacks on densely populated Jewish areas.

The Olmert/Livni doctrine..Pay blackmail, bribe the enemy, turn the other check for more rockets, accept kidnapping and murder or Israeli soldiers, forget honor , beg for peace from the murderers, debase yourself and nation...more selfrespecting people call it surrender and suicide.

I admired Livni's stance in the past but no longer now. She is going to change into a witch soon with all of her recent 'magical' proposals. She can't even stand to balance on her own anymore. It is quite sad that Israel has to give in more and more each time to purchase peace for exchange. The older Israelite generation has not forgotten that the land was purchased with their sweat, blood and hardwork through wars. Not forgetting those who put their lives for Israel. Now, the new generation leaders are giving them freely to the Pals. They have forgotten that their root family members and friends had built Israel from nothing.

u r young, inexperienced, not very intelligent. quit while u r ahead and not cause a disater. dailogue is good but not with people like you. GO HOME!!!

Hilonim that have no connection to the land like Livni are giving up the Land of our ancestors to the Arab enemy. They're basically giving up chunks of the tiny country for free. Is this the true spirit of Zionism? Why was the state built then?

This is definitely coming: (And right on schedule too). Livni is heading to Damascus for a "historic" visit, at which she plans on handing over the Golan to Assad. Our intern wants to swim in an international sea of accolades and "Kol Hakavods", be proclaimed TIME Magazine's Woman of the Year, get the recognition she expects for her brilliant genius for finally succeeding in a land giveaway that brings "peace". It is CLEAR that she and Olmert pre-caved to the French before sending troops to their deaths. It is equally clear that she pre-surrendered the Golan to Assad. This was done over the summer when Assad told his cabinet members to start purchasing Golan land.

throw out this government.

Unlike the nonsense of the antisemites, leftists and yefei nefesh, what the Foreign Minister suggests is not to replace direct, aggressive and effective defence against terrorist attackers and intending attackers. As a Foreign Minister she suggests to complement direct, aggressive and effective defence, executed by other departments, by gainful diplomatic activities. That's her job and of course the whole thing must be well orchestrated and integrated by the Prime Minister.

Livni is the only hope for Israel. Dialogue is the winner over blood shed, which only breeds, violence and retribution. the vicious cylcle will never end . .. only peaceful negotiations, can prevail.. One day the US will cease to be a World Power, like all the other Empires. They are only in our History books!! So Israel must think of her future .. without the US. Surrounded by it's Arab neighbours.