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NEWS ABOUT: Ehud Barak

Ehud Barak stories: 31 news summaries

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Israel to US: Iran Threat Bigger Than You Think

Barak talks tough,
will press case in Washington next week

Jul 11, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of Iranian missile tests, Israel’s defense minister will visit the US for talks next week to press the case that Tehran poses a serious nuclear threat, the Jerusalem Post reports. Yesterday, Ehud Barak suggested that Israel is ready to attack. "We have proven in the... More »

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Iran • Israel • Dick Cheney • Robert Gates • nuclear weapons • Ehud Barak

Barak Calls for Olmert to Quit

Threatens to leave
gov't coalition; US businessman says he gave PM wads of cash

May 28, 08 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel's defense minister told Ehud Olmert to take a leave of absence or step down while he battles corruption charges, reports the BBC, and threatened to leave the country's governing coalition if he refused. "The prime minister needs to disconnect himself from the day-to-day management of the government,"... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • corruption • Ehud Barak • donation • Morris Talansky

Israel Pledges to Pull 50
West Bank Roadblocks

Rice hails deal, but Palestine officials are skeptical

Mar 30, 08 7:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pressured by Condoleezza Rice to kickstart flagging peace talks, Israel pledged to remove about 50 roadblocks from the West Bank—the first in a series of “concrete steps” to finalize a deal, Al Jazeera reports. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad hailed the news despite skepticism from other officials. “... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Condoleezza Rice • Ehud Barak • West Bank • Salam Fayyad • Palestinians • roadblocks • Mideast peace talks

Israel Scales Back Gaza Offensive

Hamas rocket attacks slow, but Israelis say fighting isn't over

Mar 10, 08 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel is reining in its Gaza offensive after seeing a big reduction in cross-border rocket fire over the weekend, the BBC reports. But Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said there was no truce in place. “The fighting is ongoing and will at times increase or decrease,” he said,... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Ehud Barak • Israel and Palestinians • Qassam • ceasefire

Israel Loosens Gaza Blockade

'Gaza can walk' says Olmert, upholding the ban on automobile fuel

Jan 21, 08 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel will loosen its border blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, permitting an EU fuel delivery to pass through, Reuters reports. The shipment, which will allow Gaza’s main power plant to run for a week, includes diesel fuel for generators, cooking gas, and limited supplies of food and medicine.... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Ehud Barak

Israel Plans
to Expand Settlements

 West Bank building plans do not  help peace talks with Palestinians

Dec 23, 07 9:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The road to Arab-Israeli peace could take yet another detour, the New York Times says, after Israel announced plans today to seek funding for the expansion of two Jewish settlements in areas Palestinians hope to claim for a future state. The two sides are expected to meet tomorrow, but... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • Hamas • Ehud Barak • West Bank • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • road map • East Jerusalem • Har Homa • Maale Adumim

Israel Cuts Fuel to Gaza

Government says reduction won't cause a humanitarian crisis

Oct 28, 07 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Israel cut Gaza’s fuel supply today in a bid to force the strip's Hamas government to curb rocket attacks on Israel. An Israeli official told the New York Times the plan was to cut deliveries 5 to 11%, but a Gazan official told the AP shipments were short by... More »

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Israel • gas • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Fatah • Ehud Barak • fuel • electricity • Haaretz

Olmert Gets Assist From Barak, Perez

Old allies pull Israeli prime minister back from brink of disaster

Jul 3, 07 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmer's year and a half in office have been a calamity for Israel—the election of Hamas in Palestine, the breakdown of the peace process, the botched war with Hezbollah, the Hamas takeover of Gaza. But the profoundly unpopular PM, whose approval rating sank to 3%, is actually in... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • Hamas • Hezbollah • Palestinian civil war • Ehud Barak • Shimon Perez

Israel Plans Attack on Gaza

Olmert government making plans for military action to destroy Hamas

Jun 18, 07 4:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Israeli government is readying its army for an invasion of Gaza, in the wake of Hamas' victory in last week's civil war against Fatah there. The London Times, quoting Israeli military sources, says defense minister apparent Ehud Barak has drawn up plans for an incursion with 20,000 troops,... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Ehud Barak • West Bank • Hamastan

Israeli Labor Party Picks Barak to Lead

Former PM will join cabinet, sets sight on top job again

Jun 13, 07 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Barak won a runoff election yesterday making him head of Israel's Labor Party once again. Barak, who edged out former Shin Bet boss Ari Ayalon, will join PM Ehud Olmert's coalition cabinet, probably as defense minister. But the Guardian reports that the serial party chief is widely expected to... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Ehud Barak • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israeli Labor Party • Shin Bet • Ari Ayalon • Ariel Sharon • Likud

Israel Votes Out Labor Leader

Peretz loses to Olmert critics; party threatens to quit government

May 29, 07 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert was the biggest loser as the Israeli Labor party yesterday ousted its current leader, Defense Minister Amir Peretz, in favor of  two stauncher critics of Israel's uneasy coalition government. The vote yielded a runoff between former PM Ehud Barak and former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon, both of... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Lebanon War • Ehud Barak • Israeli Labor Party • Amir Peretz • Ami Ayalon

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