(Jpost).Although Kadima has presented itself as the party that is prepared to heal
the increasingly troubled US-Israel relationship, the Obama administration
could find itself unpleasantly surprised by some of the less-than-Obama-esque stances of Kadima MKs, including a number who flatly refuse to consider freezing natural growth-based expansion in settlements.
Although some in Washington view party chairwoman Tzipi Livni as a more
comfortable negotiating partner, a Kadima lawmaker said this week that
acceding to Obama's demands to freeze building in all settlements would lead
to the break-up of the party.
"Kadima will never accept the demand for an end to natural growth," MK
Otniel Schneller said on Tuesday. "Kadima cannot accept it because it would
cause a split and tear the party apart."
