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Tzipi Livni on Middle East peace

As news broke of the return of proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Foreign Policy‘s David Kenner spoke with Tzipi Livni, a former Israeli foreign minister and a leading advocate of a two-state solution, about the peace process, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, and the future of her Kadima Party. Read the interview.

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Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM)

As news broke of the return of proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Foreign Policy‘s David Kenner spoke with Tzipi Livni, a former Israeli foreign minister and a leading advocate of a two-state solution, about the peace process, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, and the future of her Kadima Party.

Read the interview.

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