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Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, shakes hands with IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Golan at a ceremony for outstanding soldiers on Israel's 68th Independence Day celebrations, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, May 12, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 17, 2019, 6:51 am
One-time Netanyahu pick for chief of staff Yair Golan now calls PM a ‘coward’
‘It’s terrible to me when leadership builds itself not on hopes, but on the darkest feelings people have,’ says the Democratic Union MK, who supports withdrawal from the West Bank
By Ben Sales
Incoming MK Yair Golan of the Democratic Camp party during a tour of the Knesset, September 25, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 3, 2019, 3:02 pm
Incoming MK Yair Golan again compares right-wing to Nazis, drawing ire
Former general’s comments recall his 2016 speech likening Israel to Europe before Holocaust; political rivals slam his ‘obsession’
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz. (Oded Balilty and Jack Guez/AFP)
September 16, 2019, 7:54 pm
Gantz assails Netanyahu over reports he sought to go to war before elections
Generals-turned-politicians accuse PM of exploiting security issues for political gain after newspaper says he planned, and later abandoned, Gaza operation last week
By TOI staff
Former prime minister Ehud Barak speaks at the Democratic Camp electoral alliance's campaign launch in Tel Aviv on August 12, 2019. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 14, 2019, 5:27 pm
Citing voter apathy and Gantz’s pull, leftist parties warn of potential wipe-out
Leaders of Democratic Camp and Labor-Gesher say Blue and White’s efforts to take in their voters could cause the centrist alliance to ‘win the battle but lose the war’
By TOI staff
Retired major general Yair Golan at a conference held at the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on July 7, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 30, 2019, 6:00 pm
A general’s warning: Yair Golan says only Democratic Camp can mend Israel’s ills
No.3 on the left-wing union’s slate says the party can enlarge the center-left, unseat Netanyahu, and ‘continue the disengagement’ by, in principle, setting Israel’s borders
By Raoul Wootliff
Labor chief Amir Peretz at the opening of the party's new election headquarters in Tel Aviv, on July 24, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 26, 2019, 10:31 pm
Despite stated opposition, Labor head said mulling merger with Democratic Camp
TV quotes Amir Peretz expressing willingness to join alliance if it will secure center-left majority in Knesset; Blue and White said to offer spot on slate to Labor’s Shmuli
By TOI staff
Ehud Barak, head of the Israel Democratic Party speaks during an election campaign event in Tel Aviv on July 17, 2019. (Hadas Parush\Flash90)
July 18, 2019, 1:53 pm
In the dark shadow of Epstein ties, Barak wages an underdog fight
At campaign launch event, Israel Democratic Party leader goes on the offensive like a guerrilla warrior leading a unlikely coup. It may be his only choice
By Raoul Wootliff
Former prime minister Ehud Barak (L) shakes hands with Yair Golan after announcing the formation of a new party at Tel Aviv's Beit Sokolov on June 26, 2019. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
July 9, 2019, 2:15 pm
Barak says ex-general ‘told the truth’ when he likened Israel to pre-war Germany
Former PM steps into potential minefield by backing comments by member of his party Yair Golan comparing trends in Israeli society to conditions that gave rise to Nazism
By Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) with Likud MK Miki Zohar at a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset on February 26, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 5, 2019, 2:44 pm
Netanyahu ally: There won’t be 3rd elections if PM again fails to form coalition
Miki Zohar says Blue and White’s Gantz would get a crack at assembling a government if Likud unable to do so after September polls, didn’t believe Knesset would really dissolve
By TOI staff
Former Labor party candidate Yair Fink (R) with former prime minister Ehud Barak, June 30, 2019. (Courtesy)
June 30, 2019, 5:35 pm
First Labor candidate defects to Ehud Barak’s new rival party
Renouncing place on beleaguered slate, Yair Fink says Israel ‘in need of real leadership’ that can mount a credible challenge to Netanyahu
By Raoul Wootliff
Yair Golan speaks during a press conference announcing the establishment of a new political party led by former prime minister Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, June 26, 2019 (Flash90)
June 27, 2019, 1:43 pm
After joining Barak’s new party, Golan says he’s on the left, but not a leftist
Former IDF deputy chief of staff says he believes in West Bank pullout, though some settlements will be part of Israel
By TOI staff
Former prime minister Ehud Barak at a press conference announcing his return to politics ahead of national elections in September, Tel Aviv, June 26, 2019. (Jack Guez/AFP)
June 27, 2019, 10:34 am
Left-wing lawmakers cautiously hail Barak’s comeback, right blasts his record
Shaked asks if former PM thinks Israelis have forgotten his ‘botched term,’ while Shaffir says his new party marks a return to ‘courageous’ politics
By Jacob Magid
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak announces the formation of a new party, at Tel Aviv's Beit Sokolov on June 26, 2019. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
June 26, 2019, 8:24 pm
Declaring Netanyahu’s time is up, Ehud Barak announces formation of new party
Former PM pans Blue and White leadership for lack of passion needed to convince voters in the last campaign, says size of blocs, not of individual parties, will determine winner
By Jacob Magid
Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv on April 3, 2019 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 24, 2019, 12:45 am
Ehud Barak said looking to partner with ex-general Yair Golan to form new party
Former PM and deputy chief of staff trying to recruit a team of veteran politicians, including Tzipi Livni, to run together in September 17 elections
By TOI staff
Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv, on April 3, 2019. It is not the first time Barak, 77, has considered a political comeback. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 21, 2019, 10:22 pm
Ehud Barak confirms looking at new party ahead of elections, denies Labor return
Former PM says the center-left has to unite in one bloc to defeat Netanyahu, won’t say whether he’d insist on leading it
By TOI staff
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