San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday to discuss efforts to work out a cease-fire between the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip and Israel, officials said.
Haaretz.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Israeli officials say Defense Minister Ehud Barak will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday. ...
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Defense Minister Ehud Barak is scheduled to attend a Sharm el-Sheikh economic conference on Sunday, perhaps providing him with an opportunity to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and/or Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman. While Egypt is not signaling anything new on the table, talks are continuing towards reaching a ceasefire in Gaza. While it is unlikely that [...]
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Shas leader Minister Eli Yishai on Thursday night took part in a panel discussion in the Jerusalem Facing Tomorrow Presidents Conference along with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and opposition leader MK Binyamin Netanyahu. Yishai decided to address “tomorrow” by mentioning the alarming rate of assimilation around the world. Yishai spoke of the Jewish [...]
Haaretz.com (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Defense Minister Ehud Barak was notified of the rocket attack in Ashkelon during his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday. ...
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Heads of the Shar HaNegev Council, one of the areas under constant Kassam rocket attack, met on Tuesday morning with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, seeking a commitment that something will be done to bring an end to the rocket attacks. The community leaders told Mr. Barak that they wish to meet with US President George W. [...]
Haaretz.com (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Tuesday that a decision whether to increase military operations or agree to a truce deal will be made within weeks. ...
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Israeli and Egyptian officials Monday had talks aimed at producing a cease-fire between the Jewish state and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met for 40 minutes in Tel Aviv with Egypt's chief intelligence officer who presented Cairo's proposal, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.Barak told Egypt's Omar Suleiman that the release of Israeli soldier Gilad...
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman is expected to arrive in Israel on Monday, where he will hold meetings with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. Suleiman will push the senior Israeli officials to accept the Egyptian initiative, a peace plan that will result in a cessation of Israeli military [...]
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Making a condolence call to Kibbutz Kfar Aza after a Hamas rocket claimed the life of community resident Jimmy Kedoshim late Friday afternoon, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told reporters that despite the painful realities, we must act “wisely and responsibly to bring an end to the attacks.” Kedoshim was gravely wounded in the rocket attack, succumbing [...]
Haaretz.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to say in his defense that the allegations against him are not about bribery but campaign financing. He will plead that similar charges were made against other prime ministers, such Ariel Sharon and Ehud Barak. ...
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
According to Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Israel at present does not face any existential threats, adding we remain the strongest nation in the Middle East. Barak did acknowledge that we are still facing challenges, and there are concerns. In an Independence Day interview, the senior minister rejected allegations that residents of Ashkelon are being ill treated, stating [...]
Yourish.com (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
The IDF is an army that thinks. The Iranians go with what worked in the past. Like I keep telling you: The IDF is going to be fighting the last war, while Hamas and Hezbullah are fighting the last one. From an interview with Ehud Barak: So how do we deal with the military buildup in [...]
Ynet News (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
Labor Chair and Defense Minister Ehud Barak gives Yedioth Ahronoth exclusive interview – the first since he took office eight months ago. 'Compared to other politicians, I guess you can say I'm na?ve,' he admits
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
For Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Barak is a double-edged sword. Barak is not losing sleep over Olmert's predicament, but he also realizes if the nation goes to the polls, he is unlikely to emerge with a senior cabinet post, not to mention his inability to realize his aspirations to [...]
