Read more Ehud Barak stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2970/ehud-barak.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 23 Nov 2009 4:09:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63093/israel-willing-to-freeze-settlements.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Israeli government approved the construction of 50 new West Bank homes today, seemingly defying President Obama’s call for a freeze on new settlements. But Defense Minister Ehud Barak plans to offer a temporarily halt on some construction, officials tell the New York Times , if Palestinians agree to negotiate an...http://www.newser.com/story/63093/israel-willing-to-freeze-settlements.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 9:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60104/israel-to-propose-settlement-deal-to-washington.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael would dismantle nearly two dozen wildcat settlement outposts in the West Bank in the next few weeks if the US drops its objections to continued building in existing, government-sanctioned settlements, officials said. Defense Minister Ehud Barak will bring the new proposal to senior American officials during his visit to...http://www.newser.com/story/60104/israel-to-propose-settlement-deal-to-washington.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 10:55:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59039/cia-chief-warned-israel-against-attacking-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCIA director Leon Panetta was sent on a secret mission to Israel earlier this month to warn the country's leaders against launching a surprise attack against Iran, the Times of London reports. Panetta asked for—and received—assurances from Israel's hawkish new government that the country would not bomb Iranian...http://www.newser.com/story/59039/cia-chief-warned-israel-against-attacking-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 5:34:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55567/israel-tests-missile-defense-aimed-at-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael today performed a successful test of a missile-defense system the country said could defend against any munition in Iran’s arsenal, the Jerusalem Post reports. The Arrow 2, a US-Israel collaboration, was paired with its radar system for the first time and took down a missile masquerading as an Iranian...http://www.newser.com/story/55567/israel-tests-missile-defense-aimed-at-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 15:28:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54193/labor-party-set-to-join-far-right-israeli-govt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBenjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister-designate, has reached a deal with Ehud Barak that would see Barak's center-left Labor Party join an otherwise hard-right coalition, reports Haaretz . Barak, a former PM, is expected to retain his current post of defense minister in the new government. But Labor is divided over...http://www.newser.com/story/54193/labor-party-set-to-join-far-right-israeli-govt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Mar 2009 6:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53884/leftist-party-could-join-israel-government.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBenjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister-designate of Israel, has been given an extra two weeks to form a government after a breakthrough in talks with Ehud Barak, the leader of the Labor Party and the country's outgoing defense minister. While Netanyahu has been ready to complete his right-wing cabinet this week,...http://www.newser.com/story/53884/leftist-party-could-join-israel-government.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 7:19:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50455/livnis-party-wins-but-netanyahu-may-be-next-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis much is clear: Exit polls show that Tzipi Livni's Kadima Party has narrowly defeated Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, the Jerusalem Post reports. So who will be the next prime minister? Not so clear. In fact, both candidates are claiming the mantle. Israel's election rules say the party with the...http://www.newser.com/story/50455/livnis-party-wins-but-netanyahu-may-be-next-pm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 14:58:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50357/israeli-race-neck-and-neck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday's parliamentary elections in Israel are still too close to call, with polls showing foreign minister Tzipi Livni locked in a statistical dead heat with hardliner Benjamin Netanyahu, reports Reuters . Centrist Livni closed in on the right-winger's lead following Israel's 22-day incursion into Gaza.http://www.newser.com/story/50357/israeli-race-neck-and-neck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 7:11:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50105/israeli-election-goes-to-the-wire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith four days to go before the Israeli election, Tzipi Livni has pulled within striking distance of Benjamin Netanyahu, whose hawkish Likud Party has led throughout the race. In the last polls before a media blackout, Likud is forecast to win 25-27 seats, while Livni's centrist Kadima would win 22-23....http://www.newser.com/story/50105/israeli-election-goes-to-the-wire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 6:25:53 CST