Ehud Barak

ReutersBarak: Israel wants Shalit freed, but not at any costHa'aretzDefense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday that the release of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit was Israel's top priority, but stressed that the government would not pay "any price" to Hamas in a prisoner exchange deal. ...Israel responds to prisoner exchange offerCBC.ca'Israel gives response to Hamas through German mediator'Jerusalem PostBlast injures 3 Gaza...  

In this photo released by Israel's Defense Ministry, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right,... In this photo released by Israel's Defense Ministry, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, talks with Head of Egyptian Intelligence Omar ...  

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met Sunday in Jerusalem with Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, officials said. "We're always happy to see him," Barak said as he and Suleiman held a half-hour meeting at Jerusalem's Crowne Plaza Hotel, The ...  

Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman met in Jerusalem on Sunday, where they reportedly discussed regional shared security threats as well as Israel's stalled peace talks with the Palestinian Authority. The meeting ...  

"Barak: I'm invited to TurkeyFri, 18 Dec 2009 00:17:04 GMTIsraeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says he is invited to visit Turkey for talks with the officials of the country with whom relations have been frosty over the past year."Today I met the Turkish ambassador, who delivered to me an invitation to travel to Turkey," AFP quoted Barak as saying on Thursday."More:Barak: I'm invited to Turkey  

"Barak to visit Turkey next month to help mend relationsBy Barak RavidPresident Shimon Peres is due to meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul today at the Copenhagen climate summit, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak said yesterday he will make an official visit to Turkey next month and meet with Defense Minister Vecdu Gonul. "More:Barak to visit Turkey next month to help mend relations - Haaretz - Israel News  

Abbas told the Israeli daily Haaretz that he proposed the six-month freeze to Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in a pair of a recent telephone conversations. "I suggested to him (Barak) three weeks ago that Israel freeze all construction in the ...  

At least 517 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict began ten days ago, according to the UN. At least a quarter of them are civilians. Israeli defence minister, Ehud Barak, says the fighting will continue. "Hamas has so far sustained a very ...  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday issued a statement saying 'We will not agree to a situation in which Ehud Olmert, Ehud Barak and Tzipi Livni will be summoned to the defendant's bench'We will not agree that IDF commanders and soldiers ...  

Tzipi Livni was foreign minister during Israel's three-week offensive against Hamas in Gaza a year ago.Two months ago, British lawyers working on behalf of 16 Palestinian clients petitioned a London court to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak while he was on an official visit in London. The court ruled that Barak enjoyed immunity while on official state business.Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel's prime minister on Tuesday...  

A day after the security cabinet announced a 10-month moratorium on housing starts in the settlements, Defense Minister Ehud Barak moved swiftly on Thursday to order the most dramatic crackdown on Jewish West Bank construction in the history of the settlement movement. Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Barak suspended all permits for building projects in the settlements where contractors have not yet broken ground. The order, valid for 10 months...  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has okayed the construction of 25 new housing units in the West Bank settlement of Keidar despite international calls to the contrary. During a phone conversation with Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Monday, Netanyahu instructed Barak to stop preventing the construction of the new units in the West Bank, claiming the units do not fall under the cabinet's decision to halt settlement construction...  

In meeting with four West Bank council heads, Defense Minister Ehud Barak stresses that 'settlement blocs are inseparable part of Israel in all future negotiations with Palestinians'. Vows council heads can continue to authorize infrastructure construction, small changes  

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned Lebanon from the participation of Hezbollah in the new government because of Hezbollah’s arsenal. Bark said that Tel Aviv will not accept the fact that an armed militia constitutes part of the government of a UN member country. To that, Israeli Radio and ...  

Jerusalem----June 6..... Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with Egypt President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm e-Sheikh yesterday. The meeting was described as extremely cordial, warm and productive. The following are Olmert's remarks made at his joint ...