Mission & Justice (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Nadav Shragai; 8/10/08 Settler leaders on Tuesday urged Defense Minister Ehud Barak not to transfer the security control of the West Bank town of Hebron to the Palestinian Authority. The leaders, from Hebron and the nearby settlements of Kiryat Arba and Gush Etzion, made this plea in a letter they sent in the wake of recent [...]
Yoni the Blogger (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
8 Tishrei 5769, 07 October 08 11:03 by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (IsraelNN.com) Hevron Jewish community leaders have pleaded with Defense Minister Ehud Barak in a letter to scrap plans to allow the Palestinian Authority (PA) to deploy its American-trained...
Once Upon a Time in the West (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
- Debkafile: Israeli Military on "High Alert," Syria May Be Preparing to Attack Northern Lebanon and/or Golan Heights over Yom Kippur (October 8-9) ( source ) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Makes Unannounced Visit Today to Check IDF's State of Readiness on Golan Heights ( source ) - Major General Gadi Eizenkot, IDF Commander in Northern Israel, Threatens to Use "Disproportionate" Force Against...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday called on Russia not to provide Iran and Syria with weapons system which could destabilize the Middle East. Barak's words came one day before Olmert's sch...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday called on Russia not to provide Iran and Syria with weapons system which could destabilize the Middle East. Barak's words came one day before Olmert's scheduled visit to Russia in an attempt to dissuade Russia from selling antiaircraft missiles to Iran. Israel hopes Russia to play a positive role in the regional peace process, Barak said during a meeting...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Sunday called on Russia to play a positive role in the Middle East peace process instead of providing weapons system which could destabilize the region, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported. Barak made the remarks during a meeting in Jerusalem with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who is now in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials....
English Webster (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
As Tzipi Livni faces the challenge of putting together a government, an online game lets Israelis, the diaspora, and anyone else, really, try out political nous and test coalition building skills. You can pretend to be Livni or Labor leader Ehud Barak, and predict what ought to happen and what will happen. Israel's English daily, Haaretz, and playthenewsgame.com are the sponsors, although you can access...
Life in Israel (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Some people, including religious MKs, are making a big deal about information that leaked that Tzipi Livni and Ehud Barak held talks and negotiations during the holiday about forming a coalition. Tzipi Livni's response, via a representative from Shas (who will be having meetings with Livni tomorrow) is that the phone calls were only made after the holiday was over. They do not understand that the problem...
Israelated (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
In the words of Mikhael Manekin of Breaking the Silence, directed to Defense Minister Ehud Barak: “The explosive device directed at Professor Sternhell is not a new incident; it’s merely closer to your home.” One million shekel reward note for the death of members of Peace Now, found near the scene of the pipe bomb In the past two days: a yeshiva rabbi poseks that those who condone transfer of Jewish...
JoeSettler (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
Controversy Alert Defense Minister Ehud Barak : "We won't allow anyone, of any dark corner of Israeli society, harass people, not in general and especially not when it comes to people with a voice as rare and clear as Ze'ev Sternhell's." I want to make it clear that I am not advocating the use of violence against Prof. Ze'ev Sternhell, but it would behoove people to better know who he is, and his public...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
THE Israeli Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, wants the homes of terrorists demolished shortly after they commit an attack as part of a plan to deter further terrorism-related incidents.
Shiloh Musings (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Ehud Barak as co-leader ! Tsippi Livni is a classic case of Peter's Principle , but Ehud Barak is even worse. Never forget the rampant Arab terrorism, which began during Ehud Barak's reign as Prime Minister . I've lived in Israel since 1970, and never has there been a worse time, when innocent Israeli citizens were terrified to leave their homes. It took a couple of years after he was quickly , but...
Beyond the Cusp (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Once again, more accurately, still, the persistent talk of forcing a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians has reemerged. With the appointment of Tzipi Livni as Ehud Barak’s replacement as Prime Minister, there is hope that the “talks” between her new government, assuming she is able to form a coalition, and Abbas can pick right up without skipping a beat. After all, was not Tzipi Livni...
Yourish.com (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
“On the eve of Israel’s 60th Independence Day, the country’s population stands at 7,282,000″, says this site. Without arguing about this number - 7,281,999 of the citizens do not have a slightest idea what their minister of defense is doing lately. This quote summarizes how it looks from outside his feverish brain: Senior Labor Party figures [...]
People Daily (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has moved one step forward toward making her own cabinet after Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday night promised cooperation of his Labor party, local media reported Monday. Following Ehud Olmert's formal resignation from the premiership, President Shimon Peres is widely expected to task on Monday night Livni, the new leader of the ruling Kadima party, with forming...
