http://www.mail.com/people/43886-ehud-barak.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/43886-ehud-barak.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084096-israeli-leader-under-fire-costly-lifestyle.html JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been saddled with an image of a cigar-smoking, cognac-drinking socialite. Now a new disclosure about his soaring spending on housekeeping, furniture, clothing and other expenses is increasing pressure on him in a country whose leaders once were known for washing their own dishes and taking out the garb... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:59:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2084096-israeli-leader-under-fire-costly-lifestyle.html 2013-05-14T18:59:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995084-push-mideast-peace-john-kerry-heads.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Evoking the U.S. shuttle diplomacy of decades past, Secretary of State John Kerry is making his third trip to the Middle East in a span of just two weeks in a fresh bid to restart long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Though expectations are low for any breakthrough on Kerry's trip, which begins Saturday, his meet... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:06:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1995084-push-mideast-peace-john-kerry-heads.html 2013-04-04T00:06:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1969276-obama-visit-poses-tough-choices-palestinians.html JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama spoke grandly of big picture peacemaking Thursday, but the Palestinians are focused on a specific demand — that Israel freeze settlement building before they'll return to talks. Stingingly rebuffed by Obama on this score, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas now finds himself at a crossroads: Fold and see his tattere... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:23:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1969276-obama-visit-poses-tough-choices-palestinians.html 2013-03-21T20:23:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1960622-israeli-premier-names-defense-minister.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed on Sunday a hard-line former military chief as the country's new defense minister. Moshe Yaalon, a former army commando, has said Iran's suspect nuclear program is Israel's top security concern, though he has been vague about whether Israel might carry out a military strike on Iran. He a... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:23:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1960622-israeli-premier-names-defense-minister.html 2013-03-17T12:23:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1933506-hagel-meets-with-israeli-minister-pledges-support.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel promised Israel Tuesday that he will work with Congress to ensure continued funding for the Iron Dome missile defense system, a senior defense official said after the Pentagon chief met with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. The two-hour session in the Pentagon was Hagel's first meeting with a foreign cou... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:20:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1933506-hagel-meets-with-israeli-minister-pledges-support.html 2013-03-05T23:20:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1903192-israeli-ex-security-officials-favor-peace.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Academy Award-nominated documentary "The Gatekeepers" has won rave reviews for the candid soul-searching of its chief protagonists — the six living former directors of the country's shadowy domestic spy agency — and their somewhat surprising conclusion: That force has its limits and Israel must ultimately take advantage of its military superiority t... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:34:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1903192-israeli-ex-security-officials-favor-peace.html 2013-02-20T15:34:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1897480-israel-ex-foreign-minister-trial-fraud.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman went on trial Sunday on fraud and breach of trust charges, pleading innocent in a case that could have deep implications for the makeup of Israel's next government. Lieberman, the leader of the ultranationalist Yisrael Beitenu Party and a key ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is accused o... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:58:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1897480-israel-ex-foreign-minister-trial-fraud.html 2013-02-17T15:58:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1865142-israel-suggests-responsibility-syria-airstrike.html MUNICH (AP) — Israel's defense minister strongly signaled Sunday that his country was behind an airstrike in Syria last week, telling a high profile security conference that Israeli threats to take pre-emptive action against its enemies are not empty. "We mean it," Ehud Barak declared. Israel has not officially confirmed its planes attacked a site near Da... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1865142-israel-suggests-responsibility-syria-airstrike.html 2013-02-03T21:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836770-israel-netanyahus-style-marked-caution.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's hardline prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has emerged as the country's top politician with a cautious approach to peace making, saying Israel can never let down its guard if it wants to survive in a hostile region. This conservative style, which has often enraged even his closest allies abroad, was expected to propel Netanyahu... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836770-israel-netanyahus-style-marked-caution.html 2013-01-22T13:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1822456-israels-labor-head-poised-to-netanyahu-gadfly.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Just seven years after quitting her job as a high-profile media commentator, the leader of Israel's Labor Party appears to be on track to become head of the country's second-largest parliamentary faction and the leading voice against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And if Netanyahu's coalition somehow falls short of a majority in next ... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1822456-israels-labor-head-poised-to-netanyahu-gadfly.html 2013-01-15T17:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1814662-analysis-israel-left-wing-sees-jewish-states.html TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An apocalyptic tone has crept into Israel's hitherto muted election season, with opposition leaders and others sounding increasingly desperate warnings that a few more years of rule by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's heavily favored right wing might well destroy the Jewish state. The idea is that by holding onto the lands Pales... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1814662-analysis-israel-left-wing-sees-jewish-states.html 2013-01-11T21:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1799054-israel-ex-spy-chief-blasts-pm-ahead-election.html JERUSALEM (AP) — A prominent Israeli ex-intelligence chief sought to sway Israelis against Benjamin Netanyahu in upcoming elections, saying in an interview published Friday that the prime minister has mismanaged Israel's response to Iran's nuclear program and missed opportunities to make inroads on a peace agreement with the Palestinians. The interview by... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1799054-israel-ex-spy-chief-blasts-pm-ahead-election.html 2013-01-04T12:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1775936-ex-israeli-military-chief-minister-dies-68.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, a former Israeli military chief who later became a Cabinet minister, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. He was 68. Revered in Israel as a daring commando and admired general, Lipkin-Shahak's term as military chief in the 1990s included coping with a wave of suicide bombings against Israel along with the m... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1775936-ex-israeli-military-chief-minister-dies-68.html 2012-12-19T13:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1734852-us-struggles-to-israel-palestinians-to-talks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration sought Friday to direct Israel and the Palestinians back toward direct peace talks, even as the two sides and much of the world seemed to be ignoring the U.S. attempts at leadership on a Mideast peace strategy. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met senior Israeli and Palestinian officials Friday, with eac... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1734852-us-struggles-to-israel-palestinians-to-talks.html 2012-12-01T06:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1732282-barak-un-vote-palestinians-big-move.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says the Palestinian push for recognition by the United Nations is a bad move, but he also calls it a symbolic act that will have no major impact on any aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. Several key countries, including France, have already announced they would support the move to elevate... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1732282-barak-un-vote-palestinians-big-move.html 2012-11-29T20:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725520-israeli-pm-netanyahu-suddenly-vulnerable.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who appeared to be cruising to re-election a few weeks ago, suddenly appears vulnerable as the country prepares to go to the polls in January. The political comeback of a popular former foreign minister on Tuesday, coupled with the ruling Likud Party's selection of an especially hard-line slate o... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725520-israeli-pm-netanyahu-suddenly-vulnerable.html 2012-11-27T20:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723432-ehud-barak-hes-quitting-israeli-politics.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak abruptly quit politics Monday, potentially robbing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a key ally who enabled his hard-line government to present a moderate face to the world. Netanyahu's party picked a young, more hawkish list of candidates in its primary election on Monday. Barring another comeback b... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1723432-ehud-barak-hes-quitting-israeli-politics.html 2012-11-26T21:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1722648-israel-tests-missile-defense-system.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel successfully tested its newest missile defense system Sunday, the military said, a step toward making the third leg of what Israel calls its "multilayer missile defense" operational. The "David's Sling" system is designed to stop mid-range missiles. It successfully passed its test, shooting down its first missile in a drill Sunday ... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1722648-israel-tests-missile-defense-system.html 2012-11-25T19:17:00Z