http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ehud_BarakFind stories, videos, and photos about Ehud Barak from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:02:50 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ehud_Barak14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Ehud Barak from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/05/palestinians.abbas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/05/palestinians.abbas/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas does not plan to run for re-election in January, he said Thursday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/israel.weapons.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/israel.weapons.ship/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the largest naval seizure of it kind, Israeli Navy commandoes captured a ship loaded with "hundreds of tons" of weapons headed for Syria, Israeli military officials said Wednesday.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/israel.egypt.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/13/israel.egypt.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will fly to Egypt Sunday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with President Hosni Mubarak.Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/07/israel.settlements.barak.construction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/07/israel.settlements.barak.construction/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has approved the construction of 455 housing units in the West Bank, his office said Monday.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/27/gates.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/27/gates.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama's offer to engage with Iran is not "open-ended," and he is "anticipating or hoping for" a response within the next two months, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/29/israel.settlement.construction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/29/israel.settlement.construction/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael plans to build 50 new housing units in an existing West Bank settlement near Jerusalem, the Defense Ministry said Monday.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/26/lebanon.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/26/lebanon.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextShortly after 8 a.m. on July 12, 2006, Hezbollah fighters snatched two Israeli soldiers after carrying out an ambush on their patrol.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/31/israel.drill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/31/israel.drill/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael started its biggest emergency drill in the nation's history Sunday to prepare civilians, soldiers and rescue crews for the possibility of war, the defense force said in a statement.Sun, 31 May 2009 11:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/27/israel.rocket.shield/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/27/israel.rocket.shield/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael says it has successfully tested an anti-rocket system developed to protect the country from short-range rocket and artillery attack from Lebanon and Gaza, defense officials said.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/25/israel.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/25/israel.netanyahu/index.html#cnnSTCTextIncoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his government will be a "partner for peace" with the Palestinians.Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/24/israel.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/24/israel.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Central Committee of Israel's Labor Party voted Tuesday to join a coalition government headed by Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/23/israel.netanyahu.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/23/israel.netanyahu.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextDays after being chosen to form the next Israeli government, Benjamin Netanyahu met with moderate party leaders in an attempt to lure them into a government under his leadership.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/israel.elections.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe leaders of Israel's two largest parties jockeyed to form ruling coalitions Wednesday, each claiming a mandate to govern as unofficial election results indicated a virtual tie between them.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/10/israel.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/10/israel.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextTalk to Israeli voters, and you hear disillusionment.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.schneider.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.schneider.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextDown to the wire. That's what the polling in Israel's election on Tuesday predicts: a tight race between Benjamin Netanyahu, former prime minister (1996-99) and leader of the conservative Likud party, and Tzipi Livni, the current foreign minister and leader of the centrist Kadimah party.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.labor.barak/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/israel.elections.labor.barak/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN.com profiles the leading parties and party leaders ahead of Tuesday's Israeli elections.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextDiplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Gaza appear to be bearing little fruit as the fighting in Gaza dragged into its 20th day Thursday.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/gaza.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/gaza.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's ground incursion into Gaza will be lengthy and risky but is necessary to halt the barrage of Hamas rockets into southern Israel and restore peace to Israelis, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday.Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/27/gaza.israel.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/27/gaza.israel.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Palestinian envoy called on the United Nations to condemn the deadly violence in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes on Hamas militants entered a second day Sunday.Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/21/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/21/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael will respond to ongoing rocket attacks, the country's prime minister said Sunday, hours after 10 rockets and mortars were lobbed into Israel from Gaza.Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/04/israel.hebron/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/04/israel.hebron/index.html#cnnSTCTextJewish settlers are on a "terror" rampage in the West Bank city of Hebron, angry over the Israeli military's seizure of a disputed home, the city's mayor said Thursday.Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:54:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851835,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851835,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli leaders are seriously considering a dormant Saudi plan offering a comprehensive peace between Israel and the Arab worldSun, 19 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/22/israel.government/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/22/israel.government/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli President Shimon Peres asked Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, head of the Kadima party, to form a new government Monday.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843240,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAlthough he remains as head of an interim government, the task of forging a new coalition falls to Tzipi Livni, Olmert's replacement as head of the Kadima partyMon, 22 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/israel.new.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/israel.new.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni declared victory Thursday in an election to lead the ruling Kadima Party, putting her on a path that could make her Israel's first female prime minister in 34 years.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/16/israel.new.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/16/israel.new.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 70,000 members of Israel's ruling Kadima Party Wednesday will choose a new leader for the party and potentially a new prime minister.Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/03/mideast.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/03/mideast.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Israeli border policeman has been arrested in connection with last week's shooting death of a Palestinian boy, an Israeli police spokesman said Sunday.Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828431,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828431,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael complains that Hizballah has doubled its arsenal, while the Shi'ite militia demands action to stop Israeli overflightsFri, 01 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/30/mideast.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/30/mideast.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will not affect efforts to reach a Mideast peace deal before the end of the year.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/30/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/30/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextScandal-hit Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Wednesday that he will not be his party's leader going into the next election.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/29/israel.missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/29/israel.missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will provide Israel with a radar system used to detect and track missile and rocket attacks, a senior Pentagon official told CNN Tuesday.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826112,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826112,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA key committee has approved construction of the first new Jewish settlement in the West Bank in a decade. The news infuriated Palestinians, who said the decision could cripple peace effortsThu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn his last day in the region the presumptive Democratic nominee gets tested on how well versed he is in U.S. foreign policyWed, 23 Jul 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/23/obama.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/23/obama.israel/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama held talks with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Wednesday as the Democratic White House hopeful began a day of meetings in Israel and the Palestinian territories on the latest leg of his international campaign trail.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821125,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli troops stormed the shopping mall in this West Bank city Tuesday and ordered it to close, saying the popular facility is linked to the militant Islamic HamasTue, 08 Jul 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/17/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/17/israel.hamas/index.html#cnnSTCTextA truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas leaders will take effect Thursday and last for six months, Hamas officials said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/29/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/29/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's foreign minister warned the ruling Kadima party Thursday that it must be prepared to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is embroiled in a corruption probe, an aide said.Thu, 29 May 2008 15:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810173,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810173,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsrael's powerful defense minister on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid a burgeoning corruption scandal and threatened to bring down the government if the Israeli leader does not complyThu, 29 May 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/28/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/28/israel.olmert/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's defense minister said Wednesday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should step down while he defends himself against corruption allegations.Wed, 28 May 2008 23:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808104,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808104,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIsraeli aircraft launched at least three attacks on Palestinians Tuesday, killing four including a 13-year-old boyTue, 20 May 2008 20:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/28/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/28/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael's defense minister Thursday told his country "to ready for escalation" as it continued to pummel Gaza with airstrikes in response to rocket attacks from militants in the Palestinian territory. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/10/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/10/israel.rockets/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli troops carried out four aerial attacks against Hamas targets in Gaza after an 8-year-old boy lost his leg in a rocket attack into Israel from the territory. Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:35:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1708309,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1708309,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA long-awaited report on the Israeli prime minister's handling of the 2006 Lebanon War is out. And Olmert breathes easierWed, 30 Jan 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/06/israel.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/06/israel.strikes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour Palestinians were killed Sunday as a result of fighting in the area of al-Breij, in central Gaza, Palestinian security sources said.Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/16/israel.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/16/israel.rocket/index.html#cnnSTCTextShrapnel from a rocket that slammed into a house in southern Israel on Sunday injured a 2-year-old child, according to the Israeli military.Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:58:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691682,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691682,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThey can't publicly dispute U.S. findings, but Israeli officials are alarmed at a softening of the threat-assessment on IranThu, 06 Dec 2007 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/25/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/25/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved a measure Thursday to begin cutting off electricity to Gaza, which Israel recently declared a "hostile territory," according to a spokeswoman for Barak.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1664996,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1664996,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA real estate scandal puts Israel's Prime Minister in the legal cross hairs again, but his political rivals may not take advantage of it Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/19/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/19/israel.gaza/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Israeli security Cabinet declared Hamas-controlled Gaza a "hostile entity" Wednesday in response to continued Palestinian rocket attacks.Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/15/israel.barak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/15/israel.barak/index.htmlThe Israeli Cabinet on Friday unanimously approved the nomination of newly elected Labor Party leader Ehud Barak as Israel's defense minister.Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:41:00 EDT