Professor Yossi Shain announced, Monday, that is he joining the Kadima party and supporting Tzipi Livni in her bid to retain leadership of the party. In welcoming Professor Shain, Livni said she sees him asa senior partner inthe delineation ofthe party's path and leadershipin the future.
Shain,a renownedresearcheringovernmentandinternational relations,is Head of the DiplomacyProgramat Tel Aviv UniversityandProfessor ofInternational Relationsat Georgetown Universityin Washington, D.C.,where he foundedand headed theCenter forJewishCivilization. He is knownworldwideforhis booksand researchbreakthroughs,andas a writerand commentator forleadingmediaoutlets.