Analysis: A Champion of Alliances in Israeli Politics, Tzipi Livni Rejected at Finish Line

After 20 years in politics, Livni found that the public had turned its back on her ideological hallmark – a two-state solution as a guarantee of Israel’s continued existence as a Jewish democracy. Tzipi Livni has been in national politics for 20 years. For the first decade, she was on the rise, sometimes meteorically. She served in highly senior positions and came within arm’s length of the summit.