Holy cow

Last Sunday, Tzipi Livnipassed through the noisyhall of her Tel Aviv
campaignheadquarters. It wastwodays before Israel’s election, and
Livni—who, a few monthsearlier, had been the chief negotiator with the
Palestinians and the Justice Minister under Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu—was feeling bullish about her chances, with running mate Isaac
Herzog, of unseating her formerboss. Netanyahu is “the onewhobrokehis
own government, and heregrets itnow,”shetold us. Livni turned around
andflashedtwofingers at one of theblue-and-white postersfeaturing her
and Herzog. “Because of this.”