Tzipi Livni - Difference between freedom fighter & terrorist

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Tzipi Livni has been described as "the second most powerful politician in Israel." Livni is the second woman in Israel to hold the post of foreign minister, after Golda Meir. In 2007, she was included in the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World. And Forbes ranked her as the fortieth most powerful woman in the World.

Livni has become one of Israel's leading voices for the two-state solution. In Israel she has earned a reputation as honest, clean, and sticking to her principles. She currently serves as the country's opposition leader as head of the Kadima party. Some experts say she might be the next Prime Minister of Israel.

She served in the famous and elite Mossad (Israeli intelligence agency). She was rumored to be a terrorist hunter when she worked for the Mossad overseas.

Israel has been tied to the Livni family with a special bond since its creation. Her parents were the first couples to marry in the newborn state, the day after its foundation, on May 15, 1948. Her father, Eitan, served as operations chief for the Irgun, the Zionist guerrillas during the British Mandate. Both of her parents were arrested by the British and her father was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, but two years later he escaped in the Acre Prison break.

In December 2009 a warrant for Livni's arrest was understood to have been issued by a London court at the weekend following an application by Palestinian activists, focused on Livni's role in Israel's war against Hamas-run Gaza. Prime Minister Gordon Brown expressed his regret over the warrant and broke off from climate talks in Copenhagen to call Livni and reassure her that she was "most welcome in Britain any time." According to a statement released by Livni's office, Brown also promised to seek legislative changes to ensure no Israeli official would risk arrest while on British soil. In reference to the Operation Cast Lead (the War against Hamas-run Gaza), Livni said "When the state of Israel has to do the right thing, it has to be done - condemnation or no condemnation, statements or no statements, arrest warrants or no arrest warrants. "This is the role of leadership, and as far as I'm concerned I would repeat each and every decision."

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