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November 23, 2012
8:57 pm

Ehud Barak and Tzipi Livni, pictured in 2009 (Photo credit: Gil Yohanan/Flash90)

Livni heading for 10 seats, and Barak will make it back into the Knesset, poll shows

Ousted Kadima chief set to run as head of her own party, may recruit ex-Labor leader and former general Amram Mitzna

November 22, 2012
10:47 pm

Avigdor Liberman seen at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem in October, 2012. (photo credit: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch / FLASH90)

Liberman: We did the best we could in Gaza, and now wasn’t the time for a ground operation

Barak says public doesn’t have all the facts; Hamas has nothing to celebrate

By Yifa Yaakov

November 22, 2012
9:35 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak announce a ceasefire with Hamas at a joint press conference in Jerusalem, on Wednesday, November 21 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Only 1 in 5 think Israel ‘won’ the eight-day battle against Hamas

Netanyahu gets ‘good’ rating from 38%; chief of staff Gantz’s performance seen as good by 79%

By Times of Israel staff

November 22, 2012
8:53 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the National Police Headquarters in Jerusalem on November 22, 2012. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Ceasefire puts Netanyahu on the defensive, but he likely won’t have to worry come January

In first poll after truce with Hamas, Likud-Beytenu is sliding while Labor gains. But can Yachimovich’s party, lacking in military credibility, turn public disappointment over Pillar of Defense into political gain?

By Raphael Ahren

November 22, 2012
8:45 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Wednesday, November 14, the first day of Operation Pillar of Defense (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

Israel dealt Hamas ‘a heavy blow’ and is prepared to resume offensive if need be, Netanyahu says

Barak dismisses claims that ceasefire puts Israel at a disadvantage, says removing Hamas would keep army in Gaza for years; Gantz says IDF achieved its objectives

By Elie Leshem

November 22, 2012
3:24 am

An Israeli pilots sits at the cockpit of his F-15 Eagle fighter jet in an Israeli Air Force Base. (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Israel says it ‘fulfilled all its goals,’ while Hamas hails an ‘exceptional victory’

The facts, figures and rival claims as eight days of conflict come to an end

By Raphael Ahren

November 22, 2012
1:59 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak attend a press conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem, announcing a ceasefire on Tuesday. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Until the next time

Israel achieved successes in Pillar of Defense. The worry is that Hamas achieved more

By David Horovitz

November 20, 2012
12:44 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) speaks with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz (center) and Defense Minister Ehud Barak (left) ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, November 18, 2012. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90)

After seven years in office, Netanyahu gets a taste of war

Despite his history of tough talk, the prime minister has been very cautious about using military force

By Aron Heller

November 20, 2012
12:27 pm

Responsible voices for ending the war are growing

Negotiate with Hamas. Israel has been doing so for a long time

By Ron Kronish

November 18, 2012
9:52 am

Palestinians sort through the rubble of their destroyed home after an Israeli airstrike hit a Hamas official's house in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on November 17 (photo credit: Wissam Nassar/Flash90)

New technology, tactics create different battleground realities in Gaza

Four years after Cast Lead, the IDF finds itself once again heavily targeting terrorists in the Strip, so far with little collateral damage

By Aron Heller

November 18, 2012
3:31 am

An Israeli reserves officer prepares to leave his Tel Aviv home on Thursday (Photo credit: Roni Schutzer/ Flash 90)

Calling in the cavalry to avoid another Lebanon-style foul-up

What lies behind Israel’s drafting of its reserves? And what does it mean for the continuation of Operation Pillar of Defense?

By Mitch Ginsburg

November 17, 2012
11:45 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on November 14, 2012. (photo credit: Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense/Flash90)

Officials say Israel ‘not interested’ in ceasefire yet, still has many Hamas targets to hit

Some in government worry that international support for assault on Gaza terror groups will quickly wane if casualties rise

By Raphael Ahren

November 15, 2012
10:45 am

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on November 14, 2012. (photo credit: Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense/Flash90)

The offensive has just begun, but it’s already changing the face of the election campaign

Less than 70 days before Israel goes to the polls, Operation Pillar of Defense diverts public discourse from social justice to security issues and silences the government’s critics — at least for now

By Raphael Ahren

November 15, 2012
3:09 am

Smoke from Israeli air strikes rising over Gaza on Wednesday (Photo credit: Edi Israel/ Flash 90)

A stunning initial success for the IDF. Now what?

The killing of Ahmed Jabari and the strategic blow to Hamas’s Fajr rocket capacity represent remarkable achievements for the IDF and the Shin Bet. The next phases are less clear

By Mitch Ginsburg

November 14, 2012
11:41 pm

The wisdom will lie in knowing when to stop

Israel’s resort to force was unavoidable. But the success of Operation Pillar of Defense will depend on a clarity of goals and execution that were not apparent in Operation Cast Lead or the Second Lebanon War

By David Horovitz

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: Ehud Barak

Livni heading for 10 seats, and Barak will make it back into the Knesset, poll shows

Ousted Kadima chief set to run as head of her own party, may recruit ex-Labor leader and former general Amram Mitzna

Liberman: We did the best we could in Gaza, and now wasn’t the time for a ground operation

Barak says public doesn’t have all the facts; Hamas has nothing to celebrate

Only 1 in 5 think Israel ‘won’ the eight-day battle against Hamas

Netanyahu gets ‘good’ rating from 38%; chief of staff Gantz’s performance seen as good by 79%

Ceasefire puts Netanyahu on the defensive, but he likely won’t have to worry come January

In first poll after truce with Hamas, Likud-Beytenu is sliding while Labor gains. But can Yachimovich’s party, lacking in military credibility, turn public disappointment over Pillar of Defense into political gain?

Israel dealt Hamas ‘a heavy blow’ and is prepared to resume offensive if need be, Netanyahu says

Barak dismisses claims that ceasefire puts Israel at a disadvantage, says removing Hamas would keep army in Gaza for years; Gantz says IDF achieved its objectives

Israel says it ‘fulfilled all its goals,’ while Hamas hails an ‘exceptional victory’

The facts, figures and rival claims as eight days of conflict come to an end

Until the next time

Israel achieved successes in Pillar of Defense. The worry is that Hamas achieved more

After seven years in office, Netanyahu gets a taste of war

Despite his history of tough talk, the prime minister has been very cautious about using military force

Responsible voices for ending the war are growing

Negotiate with Hamas. Israel has been doing so for a long time

New technology, tactics create different battleground realities in Gaza

Four years after Cast Lead, the IDF finds itself once again heavily targeting terrorists in the Strip, so far with little collateral damage

Calling in the cavalry to avoid another Lebanon-style foul-up

What lies behind Israel’s drafting of its reserves? And what does it mean for the continuation of Operation Pillar of Defense?

Officials say Israel ‘not interested’ in ceasefire yet, still has many Hamas targets to hit

Some in government worry that international support for assault on Gaza terror groups will quickly wane if casualties rise

The offensive has just begun, but it’s already changing the face of the election campaign

Less than 70 days before Israel goes to the polls, Operation Pillar of Defense diverts public discourse from social justice to security issues and silences the government’s critics — at least for now

A stunning initial success for the IDF. Now what?

The killing of Ahmed Jabari and the strategic blow to Hamas’s Fajr rocket capacity represent remarkable achievements for the IDF and the Shin Bet. The next phases are less clear

The wisdom will lie in knowing when to stop

Israel’s resort to force was unavoidable. But the success of Operation Pillar of Defense will depend on a clarity of goals and execution that were not apparent in Operation Cast Lead or the Second Lebanon War

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