Kadima split as it prepares for Livni-Mofaz showdown

25.01.2012                      01.Schwat. 5772                       Rosch Chodesch

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Kadima split as it prepares for Livni-Mofaz showdown

Supporters of MK Shaul Mofaz meet for first time to discuss strategy to wrest leadership of Kadima from chairwoman MK Tzipi Livni in upcoming primary.

Supporters of MK Shaul Mofaz met for the first time Tuesday to discuss strategy to wrest leadership of Kadima from party chairwoman MK Tzipi Livni in the upcoming primary. Kadima found itself split down the middle, as MKs Ruhama Avraham Balila and Yohanan Plesner came out for Mofaz, joining MKs Zeev Bielski, Ronit Tirosh and Arie Bibi, who had announced their choice on Monday.
Plesner had been a Livni supporter, and had been the chairman of her campaign for head of Kadima at the time….