There was a long feature in the New York Times a while ago and I read it with interest. With a legal background, a historical background, and a military (Mossad) background, I think she is well suited to lead. Should the next U.S. president attempt to sell out Israel, Tzipi will not stand for it.

Moeursalen, Pennsylvania,

Steve from UK,

Thank you for your honest statements. As a Muslim, I too, hope that we can get away from terrorists killing other terrorists and innocents also. Let us hope and pray for a two state solution where a live and let live policy prevails for both sides.

Saad, NY, US

TZIPI "BIRDIE" LIVNI - a former Mossad agent, is fully qualified to become next Prime Minister of Israel. Her choice is good for the difficult times that Israel has to face. Her Mossad training and experience is a guarantee of realism and dedication.
I know that, I'm also an intel-ops. Trust me.

DAVID DASTYCH, Warsaw, Poland

To: Saleh Darwish, Amman, Jordan

It's MARCOS, not Markus. And the anti-Israel bias of The Times is obvious in this and other articles on this potential PM. So the Mossad is feared? Only by the enemies of Israel, most of whom are also enemies of the West. And it is feared because it is effective.

John Andrew Prime, Shreveport, LA/USA

To John: Yes, there have been; David Ben-Gurion, Moshe Sharett, Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert. only Menachem Begin was an Israeli Prime Minister who had belonged to a terrorist group (the Etzel). You seem to be unaware of history, and your prejudices are obvious.

Yoav, Herzliya, Israel

Hope she would make sincere efforts to resolve the Palestinian crisis and not just toe the US line.

HIA, Delhi, India

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter... you're all as bad or as good as each other. Nobody is going anywhere and the infantile cycles of retribution haven't yielded a winner. Maybe it's time for everyone to grow up and join the 21st century. The rest of us are getting very bored!

Adam, Sydney, Australia

With Olmert is about to leave his post, Livni is the right person for the right time. Israel and the world can not afford a nuclear Iran, simple as that. The question is when and how. It looks like Obama is going to be the next president of the US, and if Israel strike, do not expect any support.

John Lee, Dallas, USA

I am an Israeli citizen and all I can say that showing off your Mossad history is another way to have more PR aimed at you.
Mrs. Livni is trying to get alected to an Israeli PM and and I wouldn't think of electing here for office.

OREN, Houston, USA

She is right in wanting to keep the Golan Heights. The Heights are of great strategic importance. Its the point before which the River Jordan flows into Lake Tiberias. Giving that up would essentially be giving up the water supply which is vital for agriculture and drinking.... which is suicide

George S, Staines, UK

mr halil, you make me laugh! it is the palestinians who are ruled by the likes of yasser arafat and mahmoud abbas, who head the world's most notorious terrorist organization, the plo. they are not EX-terrorists, but currently serving ones! and it is they who will be dropped once israel is gone.

tom klein, toronto, Canada

What nonsence halil and saleh.Israel exists to serve the jewish people.it has no choice other than to defend itself against those that want to destroy it in the name of theocratic islam.Your tactic of the big lie fails to convice me.

michael, london,

Whoever; a state established by terrorist groups in 1948 and has no future. Still living to achieve intersts of western powers by proxy. As soon as interests change, they will abandon Israel, remember the Shah of Iran, Markus of the Philippines and others.

saleh darwish, Amman, Jordan

This infatuation of the Israeli public for political leaders with bloodstained CV's is completely intolerable. The perilous transgressions of theocratic Iran or those of Hamas terrorists pale in comparison with this Israeli mania for electing terrorists and war criminals for public office, especially the one that has its finger on the trigger of Israel's hundreds of illegal nukes.

Halil, Izmir, Turkey

I'm leaning towards Livni. Like America with Obama, Israel needs a changing of the guard with younger leadership with fresh ideas. Livni deserves credit for Israel's much strengthened international status, the Palestinians increasing political isolation and the decrease of bullying from Washington all of which occured on her watch.

MARK KLEIN, M.D., OAKLAND, CA , USA

Oh, I like her. There's no messing around here. Intelligent, competent, and good looking - what a combination.

Scott, Durham, NC, USA

the daughter of a convicted terrorist seeks to kill alledged terrorists without the rule of law. Just about sums of the wonderful world of Israel. As a jew I hope their actions don't taint all of us.

Stevo, manchester, UK

She sounds like my kind of woman. If I was an Israeli I would certainly vote for her.

Mac, Teignmouth,

She is very good - smart politician, good looking and has guts. Compare that to many spinless and limp politicians in UK, EU and USA who have nothing to offer except lies, PR spin and policies which change as wind blows.

savo, london, uk

I am just thinking about all those palestinians kids who were killed by the only democratic country!

paul, london, uk

JOHN
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<br/>Do you have many terrorists living in Toronto.?
<br/>She is obviously a woman who has walked the walk in
<br/>the defence of the only democratic country in a tough &quot;neighbourhood&quot;.
<br/>Israel will one day get back all the land strolen from the Jews by those who have divided it.

Valerie Corbett, Belfast, N.Ireland

Yes, Gil, 6 million were killed, and the world has to pay for an eternity, right? Besides jews, there have been other groups in the world that have faced mass slaughter. See the native americans (colonists), tutsi's (hutus), ukranians (Stalin's forced famine), and russians (Stalin) for starters...

Greg, San Francisco,

John . The answer is no if you ignore the recent elections were Olmert was elected by mistake due to several unexpected incidents.
We can only afford to elect a prime minister who we are sure , will do whatever it takes to keep israel alive.
6,000,000 off us were murderd just 60 years ago.

Gil, Jerusalem, Israel

Has there been a single Israeli prime minister who wasn't a terrorist or assassin or war criminal?

JOHN CHUCKMAN, toronto, Canada

Yaakov. If you are so familiar with Israel you would know that not even the families of Mossad agents know what they do - so it's hardly going to be national knowledge - and even when agents retire - they do not discuss missions.

Sharon, Tel Aviv, Israel

I used to work in israel as a Catholic missionary for 12 years so I am familiar with all those rumours. This is nonsense. She wasn't a famous terrorist. At the best she was a small fish...

Yaakov Sullivan, NYC, US

Tzipi is Golda and Golden is Tzipi, good luck, you will do well.

Rob, Palm Springs, California, US of A