In her address before the President�s Conference in Jerusalem on Monday, premiership candidate and Kadima leader Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni stated �a leader�s job is not to highlight the differences between us but that which unites us.

Referring to Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu and the outcome of the election, she stated, �At present, we both have a problem. Neither one of us has 65 [seats for a majority coalition]. Only I can form a coalition government�I do not plan to become a fig leaf for a paralyzed government. A rotation agreement is not on the table at present. If it becomes a viable option, I will consider the possibility�.

Perhaps strengthening Kadima�s position somewhat was Monday�s meeting between Kadima negotiator Minister Chaim Ramon and Yisrael Beitenu chief negotiator Stas Misezhnikov, with the latter reporting Kadima has agreed to almost all of the party�s demands for entering a coalition headed by Kadima.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)