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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday he would not leave Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government over its handling of the 2006 war against Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, but would stay on to redress the problems in the military that the fighting exposed.Barak's announcement at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting removed any immediate threat to the survival of Olmert's government as it pursues its declared goal of signing a peace treaty with the Palestinians this year. Barak had said before joining the coalition in June that he would push for Olmert's resignation or early elections after a war inquiry delivered its final report.The report, delivered last Wednesday, left Olmert relatively unscathed, but criticized the government and the army for "serious failings and flaws.""Why am I staying? I'm staying in the post of defense minister because I know what kind of challenges face Israel -- Gaza, Hezbollah, Syria, Iran, the rehabilitation of the military and the political pro...
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak reacts to news that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will resign in September
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed former military chief Moshe Yaalon as defense minister.Yaalon, widely known by his nickname "Bogie," has said...
A defense official says Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel is promising Israel that he will work with Congress to ensure continued funding for its Iron Dome missile defense ...
In a shocking move that instantly shook up Israel's political scene, Defense Minister Ehud Barak defected from his Labor Party Monday, leaving in shambles the iconic...
An apocalyptic tone has crept into Israel's hitherto muted election season, with opposition leaders and others sounding increasingly desperate warnings that a few mo...
Former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman went on trial Sunday on fraud and breach of trust charges, pleading innocent in a case that could have deep implications fo...
Jennifer Griffin reports from the Pentagon
Israel's defense minister made his country's first public comments Sunday on an airstrike in Syria, suggesting that Israel had been behind the attack.U.S. officials ...
Israel's defense minister indicated Sunday that his country was behind the airstrike on Syria last week, in the first public comments from his government on the atta...
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak 'On the Record'Wednesday, July 01, 2009Print FNCIsraeli Defense Minister Ehud BarakIsraeli Defense Minister Ehud BarakThis is a r...
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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak , chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat speak out on U.N. statehood bid
Defense Minister Ehud Barak sounds off on Israel's view of the U.S. debt debacle
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Says He Won't Resign Over Lebanon WarSunday, February 03, 2008PrintJERUSALEM Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday h...
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak defends flotilla raid
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