Kadima head Tsipi Livni, at a gathering of 500 party activists in her Tel Aviv Sukkah Tuesday, telling those present that "Israel needs Kadima, and every day that passes is further proof of how much Israel needs Kadima. "There is finally a party in Israel that is loyal to its principles, stands behind its promises, and to which words like 'responsibility' are not foreign," Livni said.

"Kadima, to me, is true Israeli patriotism," she added.