Tzipi Livni Shows Prime Ministerial Stuff on J Street Conference

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Text of Livini's letter:

Dear Jeremy,

Thank you for your invitation to J Street's first national conference. Unfortunately, my schedule does not allow me to take part in this event but, as you know, "Kadima" will be well represented at the conference by senior members of the Party.

I would like to congratulate you on your inaugural national conference. I believe most American Jews support Israel and want to see it thrive as a Jewish and democratic state. Like you, I believe ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by realizing the vision of two nation state living side by side in peace and security is in the best interests of Israel, the United States, the Palestinians and the region as a whole.

In my view, the discussion which the pro-Israel community of what best advances Israel's cause should be inclusive and broad enough to encompass a variety of views, provided it is conducted in a respectful and legitimate manner. Along the way, we may not agree on everything but I do believe that we must ensure that what unites us as Jews who are committed to Israel's future as a secure, Jewish, and democratic State is far greater than what separates us.

I wish the organizers and the participants much success in the upcoming conference.

Sincerely,

Tzipi Livni

Head of the "Kadima" Party

Leader of The Opposition

State of Israel

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-clemons/tzipi-livni-shows-prime-m_b_329519.html

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1. I find Livni to be a very annoying person...

More often than not, as in the case of this letter, I have a lot of admiration for her and find myself agreeing strongly with what she says, and then there's been other times where she's gone and blown all the goodwill I feel for her out of the ballpark in examples of total douchewankery, like when she insisted there was no humanitarian crisis happening in Gaza. I know that sort of thing comes from being conflicted, but it still irritates the hell out of me, probably because I expect so much more from her than I would from someone like Nutty...

Anyway, her letter to J Street really does make Oren's attitude towards J Street to be incredibly churlish and quite foolish...

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2. Good letter by Livni

While she is not perfect, she'd be a much better PM than Netanyahu.