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Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
December 1, 2018, 12:31 am
Barak reportedly meets Gabbay, furthering speculation of center-left unity pact
Former PM also met with opposition leader Livni and ex-defense minister Ya’alon, fueling suspicions the outspoken Netanyahu critic is preparing political comeback
By TOI staff
Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, on December 22, 2017. (Flash90)
November 24, 2018, 9:51 pm
Barak meets with Livni, Ya’alon amid speculation over center-left unity pact
Former PM is an outspoken critic of Netanyahu, with many believing he may be setting the stage for a return to politics
By TOI staff
Lt. Col. (res.) Boaz Harpaz arrives for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on March 15, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 18, 2018, 12:14 pm
Ex-officer convicted in 2010 IDF scandal, won’t go to jail
Boaz Harpaz confesses to leaking fake document in plot to influence appointment of army chief, will get 220 hours community service in plea deal
By TOI staff
Former prime minister Ehud Barak attends the launching of the Mehazkim movement in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
November 10, 2018, 7:03 pm
Barak: Submarine corruption case is ‘borderline treason,’ Netanyahu should quit
Former PM says bribery scandal is one of worst in Israeli history, calls on Netanyahu to resign over close associates’ involvement; Likud: he’s ‘hurling false accusations’
By TOI staff
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, at the Ben Zvi Institute in Jerusalem on June 5, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 25, 2018, 4:54 pm
Ex-PM Ehud Barak to chair medical cannabis firm InterCure
Company to employ former Israeli leader to lead its global growth strategy for a 40-hour-per-month job that will pay $10,000
By TOI staff
Friends and family atted the funeral of Ari Fuld, who was murdered earlier this morning, at the Gush Etzion Junction, September 16, 2018. (Gershon Elinson/FLASH90)
September 17, 2018, 11:02 am
Mourning a fighter: 7 things to know for September 17
Terror victim Ari Fuld is remembered for his online advocacy and more, while one writer learns a lesson about trying to justify deadly violence
By Joshua Davidovich
Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 17, 2018, 4:30 am
Former PM Barak says Netanyahu just like Romanian dictator Ceausescu
Likud accuses ex-politician of incitement to murder after Tel Aviv speech blasting prime minister over corruption allegations
By TOI staff
Paul Manafort walks from Federal District Court in Washington, Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
September 16, 2018, 10:07 am
Naming names and cutting funds: 10 things to know for September 16
Trump and Abbas hit new lows, but Manafort is a bigger problem, and may be an issue for an Israeli as well; plus diplomats under fire, Barak pulls a Monica, and Syria’s crappy name
By Joshua Davidovich
Israel Police Chief Roni Alsheich attends an inauguration ceremony for a newly opened police control center, in the northern district of Nazareth. June 21, 2018. (Meir Vaaknin/FLASH90)
September 13, 2018, 8:43 pm
Opposition lawmakers allege police chief thrown out over PM probes
Critics say decision not to extend term of Roni Alsheich is a direct result of his leading the corruption investigations of Netanyahu
By Raoul Wootliff
Arab Israelis and activists protest against the 'Nation-State law' in Tel Aviv on August 11, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 12, 2018, 1:47 am
Nation-state law backers see Palestinian flags as banner for own argument
Right-wing lawmakers seize upon display at Tel Aviv protest as best proof for the law’s need; even Ehud Barak calls it a huge mistake
By TOI staff
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, at the Ben Zvi Institute in Jerusalem on June 5, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 9, 2018, 3:58 pm
Ehud Barak slams justice minister as ‘proto-fascist’ for threat to Supreme Court
Former prime minister insists justices must overrule nation-state law, says Netanyahu has ‘no morals’ and has ‘skewed Zionism’
By TOI staff
Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, on December 22, 2017. (Flash90)
July 17, 2018, 10:51 pm
Amid comeback talk, Ehud Barak sees ‘historic possibility’ to replace Netanyahu
Former premier says it’s time for leadership of ‘vision and hope’ to replace current ‘dark, nationalist government’
By TOI staff
10-year-old Oshri Bitau at his new piano in the family's Nazareth Illit home, July 15, 2018. (Hadashot screen capture)
July 16, 2018, 12:54 pm
Child prodigy gets a new piano — from a former PM
Oshri Bitau, 10, from Nazareth Illit, has a rare talent for the piano, but his family couldn’t afford one. That’s when ex-premier and lifelong amateur pianist Ehud Barak stepped in
By TOI staff
Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis addresses the Knesset plenum, April 26, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 9, 2018, 4:15 pm
Science minister blocks academic from panel over her views on army service
Ofir Akunis nixes Yael Amitai’s appointment to board of Israel-German grant body due to a 2005 petition she signed calling on soldiers to refuse to serve in the West Bank
By Stuart Winer
Ehud Olmert (L) and Ehud Barak at a ceremony in Jerusalem on July 31, 2007. (Orel Cohen/Flash90)
July 3, 2018, 10:59 pm
Ex-PMs Barak, Olmert to get bodyguards back amid reported fear of Iran attacks
Ministerial committee expected to approve security detail for up to 20 years for former premiers, after Barak said warned of potential threat overseas
By TOI staff
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