Tuesday, 24 February 2009

Netanyahu weighs Nathan Sharansky for foreign minister

DEBKAfile Exclusive Report

February 24, 2009, 11:13 AM (GMT+02:00)

Nathan Sharansky

Nathan Sharansky

After Labor and Kadima leader Ehud Barak and Tzipi Livni refused to join his wall-to-wall national government, Israel's designated prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has launched negotiations for a centrist government coalition supported by a parliamentary majority of 65 members of the right-of-center and religious parties. Nathan Sharansky is Netanyahu's choice for the foreign ministry; governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fisher may be offered finance and a professional soldier or security figure is sought for defense. 
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