Posts Tagged: ehud barak
Barak: Israel Regional Power Despite Security Threats
Outgoing Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday that Israel faces great security challenges but that it is clearly the strongest power in the ...
Hagel and Barak Embrace In First Official Greeting
Newly minted U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel welcomed outgoing Israeli Secretary of Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, his first official interaction...
In Final AIPAC Speech as Defense Minister Barak Calls for Unilateral Steps Towards Two-State Solution
Outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak capped the first day of the AIPAC Policy conference by outlining his vision for peace with the Palestinian Arabs,...
Barak to Meet With Hagel Tuesday
Fresh off his historically tight battle for Senate approval, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will host the Israeli Minister of Defense, Ehud...
Israel Making Efforts to Save Missile Defense Funding Ahead of Sequester
Israel is making a last-ditch effort to save part of the military aid it receives from the US ahead of the latter government's sequester, which...
Israel Announces “Successful Test” of Long-Range Missile Interceptor (VIDEO)
The Defense Ministry announced Monday the successful test of the Arrow 3 missile interceptor in a joint-drill with the United States. The rocket, still in...
Barak Traveling to Washington for Last Time as Defense Minister
Times of Israel - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is traveling to Washington to meet with top defense officials. Barak, who announced in November that he...
India’s Chief of the Air Staff Arrives in Israel Ahead of High Level Meetings
Israel welcomed the Chief of the Air Staff and Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of the Indian Armed Forces, Air Chief Marshal...
Netanyahu Visits South, Warns “This Quiet Could Be Violated in an Instant”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited an IDF base in the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip Wednesday to assess the situation in the area...
Ignorance, Hypocrisy and Double Standards
I was more saddened than angered when I learned that the North American Board of Trustees of the Union for Reform Judaism condemned Israel's plans...
Ehud Olmert’s Peace Delusion
In early November, before Hamas' recent terror campaign and the UN vote on "Palestine," former president Ehud Olmert delivered a speech at Columbia University in...
Ehud Barak’s Tangled Legacy
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak - heroic military commander, failed politician, and bane of Jewish settlers - has announced his intention to resign from public...
Ehud Barak Quits Politics, Leaves Door Open for Comeback
At a dramatic press conference on Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced his surprising resignation from politics after nearly 50 years in service of...
Shock: Israeli Political Mainstay Ehud Barak Announces Retirement From Politics
At a dramatic press conference on Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced his resignation from politics after nearly 50 years in service of the...
