Former prime minister Ehud Barak wrote to the Foreign Affairs magazine on Sunday, calling for early elections in Israel to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Barak began his argument by stating that the past four months of war have highlighted two different portrayals of Israel: “On the one hand, the war has showcased the … Read more
Former prime minister Ehud Barak called on Israelis to protest the government and demand action for the government’s various missteps, calling on the public to “besiege the Knesset” on Sunday morning. “Day and night” In an interview on Army Radio, Barak was quoted as saying that “30,000 citizens need to camp outside the Knesset … Read more
The passing of former finance and infrastructure minister Avraham Shochat this week nearly marks the end of an era. Ehud Barak was the last Labor prime minister in Israel, serving from 1999 to 2001.There are few still living Labor Party stalwarts who served as ministers or Knesset members in the administrations of Yitzhak Rabin, … Read more
