Kadima is facing a breakup

"We spoke about Kadima's situation. Kadima is facing a breakup. I recommended to the Kadima chairwoman a way in which Kadima's unity could be preserved. Mofaz told reporters after the meeting. Livni's arch-rival and the second-in-command in Kadima party, Shaul Mofaz, today held an urgent meeting with her against the backdrop of Netanyahu's alleged attempts, demanding to call party primaries to save it from a definite split.The meeting was held at Livni's home in Tel Aviv following a request made by Mofaz. "We spoke about Kadima's situation. Kadima is facing a breakup. I recommended to the Kadima chairwoman a way in which Kadima's unity could be preserved. I hope that for the first time she will also listen to other voices," Mofaz told reporters after the meeting. "The things I said are very clear and unequivocal, and I hope in this way we will be able to reach a leadership which will know how to make the right decisions and continue leading Kadima to where it should be in order to safeguard our interests," he said. Mofaz was beaten narrowly by Livni in the party primaries held before the general elections in February and has been preparing for the next round ever since.Cabinet Secretary Zvi Hauser personally requested that Livni attend the meeting, which will center on Netanyahu's offer to include Kadima in a national unity government which would jointly combat issues both at home and abroad. Netanyahu hinted in closed forums, if Kadima failed to join the government, he would work to split the party. "I am determined to try to expand the coalition base at this time in the face of the Palestinian refusal and the various threats," the prime minister said. "I am determined to do this, and my efforts won't stop even if Livni says no. I am serious in this intention of mine. I would be very happy to see her join, but I have no plans to give up on the attempt to expand the coalition base," he stressed. Israel media agencies Author: Naresh Sagar e-mail Web: www.nksagar.com Phone: 9810974027