Haaretz.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Defense Minister Ehud Barak two weeks ago submitted a request to purchase 25 F-35 warplanes from the United States, at $80 million a unit. ...
My Right Word (Free subscription) | yesterday
But, just as the Arab world's rejection of the 1947 partition plan pushed Israeli leaders toward an even harsher view of their adversaries, Yasir Arafat's rejection of the peace proposals proffered by Ehud Barak in 2000 at Camp David and at Taba, Egypt, coupled with the second intifada, which followed, disillusioned Benny Morris to the point of embitterment. Morris, who has always voted...
J6D Newsblog (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=16041 Israel will hold a national election by the end of 2008 as a result of the corruption scandals plaguing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, insisted Defense Minister Ehud Barak and opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. Netanyahu told his Likud Party that the investigation into Olmert's financial improprieties during...
Sic Semper Tyrannis 2007 (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
"In Cairo, Egyptian go-betweens laid out Israel's terms for a ceasefire deal to the Hamas team from Damascus as presented by defense minister Ehud Barak Monday, May 19, to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and intelligence minister Gen. Omar Suleiman at...
Gentile Warrior (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak have been able to do what no Arab army or islamic terror organization has been able to do for 60 years. A senior Egyptian official said on Tuesday night that Israel had accepted in principle a proposal for a truce in the Gaza Strip, according to the official MENA news agency. "Israeli leaders [have informed us] of their support for and understanding of...
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
During a Kadima faction meeting on Monday, Kadima minister and vice premier Chaim Ramon attacked party leader Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, senior party official Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Labor leader Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Ramon accused them of acting in absolute defiance of the government decision not to engage in dialogue with Hamas, stating [...]
Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak on Monday as the Egyptian leader continues efforts to mediate a truce between Palestinians and Israelis.
Gentile Warrior (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
On Monday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Intelligence Minister Omar Suleiman in Sharm e-Sheikh and presented them with Israel's proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza - a two-stage deal that would first include a cessation of military operations and terror activity and then a lifting of the siege over Gaza in exchange for the advancement in negotiations...
NoisyRoom.net (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
From ICEJ: Although Defense Ministry officials said that Israel was open to accepting an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, Defense Minister Ehud Barak focused instead on the likelihood of a massive military attack in Gaza during a meeting with a top US Congressional delegation on Sunday. Barak asked the delegates, headed by US House Speaker [...]
Haaretz.com (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
The cease-fire (tahdiyeh) being negotiated between Israel and the Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip is expected to go into effect in a number of days, following developments at the end of meetings held by Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday with the Egyptian leadership. ...
Haaretz.com (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Monday said that there can be no truce or cooling off period between Israel and Hamas unless there is an end to rocket attacks on civilians. ...
France24 (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Monday. The latter has stepped in to mediate between Israel and Hamas, as Isreal regards Hamas as a terrorist organisation and will not negotiate with them directly.
Housing.ae News (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has expressed hope that corruption charges against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will prove unfounded. Original post Click Here
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
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.
Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu will be traveling to Egypt to attend an economic conference in Sharm el-Sheikh and to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Talks will surround the ongoing Egyptian initiative towards achieving a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, a deal that will include [...]
