Ehud Barak

Israel's defence minister Ehud Barak announces retirement

27 Nov 2012

Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak, a close ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stunned observers yesterday by announcing his retirement from politics ahead of snap elections in January...

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Israel defence minister retires in pre-vote shock

26 Nov 2012

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak shook up the Israeli political system on Monday by saying he is quitting politics and will not run in general elections in January.

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Who said it?

24 Nov 2012

He is just filling the appetite of the Western countries

Professor Qiao Mu casts doubt on the sincerity of calls for democracy by Premier Wen Jiabao

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Iranian missile helps even the odds in Israel-Gaza conflict

18 Nov 2012

In a straight fight between Israel and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, there is no question who has the upper hand.

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Hamas rejects talk of truce with Israel for now; Israel to take 'whatever action necessary' in Gaza: PM

15 Nov 2012

Israel will take “whatever action is necessary” to defend its citizens from Palestinian rocket attacks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday as the military pressed a massive...

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New Israeli warnings on Gaza after rocket fire

13 Nov 2012

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak warned on Tuesday that a flare-up in violence with Gaza was “not over,” after new rocket fire in the morning and Israeli strikes overnight.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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Israel ready to strike Iran 'if necessary': Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was ready to order a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities “if necessary”, in an interview aired by Channel Two television on Monday.

“I am,...

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Israeli military blocked anti-Iran move by Netanyahu, says reporter Dayan

An Israeli news channel reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak asked the military in 2010 to prepare for an imminent attack on Iran's nuclear programme,...

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Israel’s Barak disavows aide’s comments on Egypt leader

Defence Minister Ehud Barak disavowed on Saturday comments by a top aide who said he doubted there would be any dialogue between Israeli leaders and Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.

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IRAN

Iran temporarily put nuclear bomb ambitions on hold, says Barak

Iran averted a showdown over its nuclear programme by putting a third of its medium-enriched uranium to civilian use, but the respite may be short-lived, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said...

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