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Netanyahu still wants Livni, Barak to join government By Yossi Verter, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Labor, Kadima, Israel News  There is a still a chance that either Kadima or Labor could join Benjamin Netanyahu's government, a senior Likud official involved in the coalition talks said on Tuesday. The official said that since Netanyahu met with Labor chairman Ehud Barak in the latter's Tel Aviv apartment earlier this week, additional messages have been exchanged by close associates of the two party leaders. The next 24 hours, he added, should reveal whether these talks are worth continuing. Although the chance of this happening is small, the official acknowledged, it is enough to have persuaded Netanyahu not to finalize a narrow rightist government this week, as he had originally planned. Advertisement An associate of Barak's estimated the chances of Labor joining the coalition as "slim, but not nonexistent." In contrast, associates of Livni said that her "strategic decision" not to join Netanyahu's government remains unaltered. Meanwhile, Netanyahu is slated to present his new coalition to President Shimon Peres next week and will not seek an extension to the two weeks he was given to forge a government. Related articles: Likud and Yisrael Beiteinu agree on coalition deal Haaretz Editorial: Statesmanlike in a narrow government ANALYSIS / Why is Livni so quiet on coalition talks? Bookmark to del.icio.us   Vulgar fashion Bombed mosques and dead Palestinian babies are featured on IDF troops' clothes 'Inadmissible' MP Canada denies entry to vocal British MP George Galloway due to his 'support of Hamas'   1.   of course he DOES! lol...his coalition is extremely fragile! 09:47  |  eric 18/03/09   2.   yes both Barak and Livni should 10:28  |  Daniela 18/03/09   3.   Netanyahu needs a fig leaf 13:27  |  Krystal 18/03/09   4.   Leave them out 14:23  |  Brod 18/03/09   5.   Netanyahu doesnt need Livni the defeatist. She lost the election. 03:10  |  Harry Weiser 19/03/09   6.   # 4 zionism HAS no "God", brod...look up your history! 10:17  |  eric 19/03/09   7.   Eric #6 15:46  |  Brod 19/03/09   8.   Fig leaf 21:10  |  BazMann 21/03/09

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