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Ehud Barak is a former Prime Minister of Israel and the leader of the Israeli Labor Party. He is also the defense minister of Israel. Barak had frequent conflicts with former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and called for his resignation on numerous occasions. The Labor Party was one of four parties which formed a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the 2009 elections in Israel. Barak remains the defense minister under the new government.
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Fast Facts
- Born: February 12, 1942 in the British Mandate of Palestine
- Political party: Israeli Labor Party
- Defense Minister of Israel
- Assumed office in 2007
- Elected leader of the Labor Party on June 12, 2007
- Former Prime Minister of Israel
- In office: July 6, 1999 to March 7, 2001
- One of the most decorated soldiers in Israeli history
- Repeatedly called for Ehud Olmert to resign
- The Labor Party formed a coalition with Benjamin Netanyahu, who took office as Prime Minister on April 1, 2009
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Military Beginnings
Barak began his career in the Israeli Defense Forces, and is one of the most decorated soldiers in its history. During his service, he was instrumental in many high profile operations against terrorist cells and organizations.MSN Encarta: Ehud Barak -
Term as Prime Minister
Barak initiated Israel's withdraw from Lebanon, the resumption of peace talks with the PLO and the Camp David Summit 2000. Despite presiding over a period of economic prosperity, the failure of peace efforts and the announcement of the Second Intifada during his term led to his defeat by Ariel Sharon in 2001. After losing reelection, Barak worked as a business analyst and public speaker. -
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Israel/Palestine: How to End the War of 1948, 2nd ed. - $15.95
Israeli journalist Tanya Reinhart provides a primer on the current Israeli/Palestinian crisis. She details the roots of the conflict, presents compelling evidence that Israel has been working to undermine the 1993 Oslo peace agreement, and ...
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Charlie Rose with Ehud Barak & Hisham Melham; Barbara Walters (March 28, 2002) - $24.95
As the world's attention continues to be focused on the conflict in the Middle East, Charlie gets analysis from Ehud Barak, former prime minister of Israel, and Hisham Melham of El-Safir. Then, Charlie conducts an interview with Barbara Wa...
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Defense Minister Ehud Barak addresses Delegate Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America at #GA09 http://pic.gd/2663a0
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I'm at Board Mtg listening to Ehud Barak RT @rebmoti: I'm at the #ga09 tweet-up at Lebanese Taverna. @Daroff, where r u ?
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Ehud Barak "The goal is to establish a viable Pal state... Live side by side with israel... End occupation." #ga09
@steinberg | November 09, 2009 11:11 PM -
I just missed Ehud Barak walking past me, but then Sharansky walked by a minute later. Crazy. #GA09 #fb
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Ehud Barak: After peace with Palestinians we need it with syrians and Lebanese. #ga09
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