The party's primaries will be held in late march. Dichter will face Kadima Chairwoman Tzipi Livni and MK Shaul Mofaz. (Moran Azulay) MK Avi Dichter has officially announced his bid for Kadima's chairmanship.

Mk Avi Dichter (Kadima) will formally announce his candidacy for Kadima leadership Sunday morning. Sources around MK Shaul Mofaz hope he will soon remove his candidacy and avoid taking votes away from Mofaz.

JERUSALEM — Many of Israel’s allies appear to dislike Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Some — including Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, and, it has been rumored , President Barack Obama — also entertain fantasies about seeing

Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense chairman MK Shaul Mofaz (Kadima), who is bidding for his party's leadership, accuses Ministry of Defense officials of making cynical use of the Merkava tank in their ongoing fight against the Ministry of Finance over t

TEL AVIV -- Last week in Amman, Jordan, negotiations -- or, rather, discussions about whether to resume negotiations -- between the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority ended. No discernible progress had been made concerning the West Bank, home to appr

JERUSALEM — A victory by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a snap primary held by his Likud party has prompted speculation that he is consolidating his position with a view to possible early elections this fall. Final returns released Wednesday showed