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With international concern growing over tensions between the Jewish state and Islamic republic, Japan urged Israel not to take military action against Iran. At a meeting with Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak in Tokyo, prime minister Yoshihiko Noda...
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda before a meeting at the latter's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Barak is in Japan for a five-day visit. View Photo »
has not fulfilled the hopes we placed on it 10 years ago. We should extend it by one year, and decide on a strategy to solve the problem.
Lieberman has embraced this recommendation and has discussed it with the prime minister and other top officials. Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak oppose the recommendation. Netanyahu believes that sharp words from Israel are more likely to...
The idea, often explained by Ehud Barak , Israel’s defense minister, is that soon Iran will have enough nuclear capability that Israel would not be able to inflict a crippling blow to its program. In fact, while the specifics are fresh, this is not a...
Israel Defence minister Ehud Barak delivers his speech at the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya near Tel Aviv February 2, 2012. View Photo »
The accident in Iran is consistent with statements by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak that Tehran seeks to create a 'zone of immunity,' which spreads missile sites around. The goals are to increase the costs of an Israeli first strike, lower the likelihood of success, and decrease the time window of...
The leader of Japan Yoshihiko Noda advised the government of Israel not to attack Iran. He made the statements to Defense Minister Ehud Barak who was visit Japan on Wednesday. Barak is visiting various countries in Asia.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda warned Defense Minister Ehud Barak against attacking Iran during a meeting they held in Tokyo on Wednesday. Barak visited Japan following a week-long tour of Asia which has included stops in Singapore and Thailand. During...
Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק (help·info), born Ehud Brog on 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician, former Prime Minister, and current Minister of Defense, deputy prime minister and leader of Israel's Labor Party. Full Article
Israel Defence minister Ehud Barak delivers his speech at the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya near Tel Aviv February 2, 2012.
View Photo »Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak delivers a speech during the annual international conference on security and policy in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2010.
View Photo »Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak takes his earphone out after a TV interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 27, 2012. More than 2,600 businessmen, politicians, leaders of non-governmental organisations or scientists and hundreds of...
View Photo »DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 25: DLD chairman Hubert Burda and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak attend the Burda DLD Nightcap 2011 at the Steigenberger Bellvedere hotel on January 25, 2012 in Davos, Switzerland. DLD (Digital - Life - Design) is a global conference network on...
View Photo »Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak talks during a session 'What if Iran develops a nuclear weapon' at the WEF meeting 2012 in Davos on January 27, 2012. More than 2,600 businessmen, politicians, leaders of non-governmental organisations or scientists and...
View Photo »Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak gestures as he speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The meeting lasts until Jan. 29.
View Photo »Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, attends a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The meeting lasts until Jan. 29.
View Photo »Ehud Barak, deputy prime minister and minister of defense of Israel speaks during a panel session at the Open Forum Davos 2012 during the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The overarching theme of the meeting, which will take place from Jan. 25...
View Photo »U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) is seen next to Israel Defence minister Ehud Barak as Ban arrives to deliver his speech at the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya near Tel Aviv February 2, 2012. Ban said on Thursday Israel and the Palestinians were running out of time to solve their...
View Photo »TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JANUARY 20: In this handout photo provided by the Israeli Defence Force, Defence Minister Ehud Barak (L) meets with Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army, General Martin Dempsey (L) on January 20, 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel. General Dempsey was in Israel to meet...
View Photo »Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (L) gestures during his meeting with Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas in Athens January 11, 2012.
View Photo »Pro-Palestinian protesters and Palestinians living in Athens stand behind a huge banner reading' freedom to Palestine' while protesting in central Athens against the visit of the Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak to Greece on January 10, 2012. The Israeli minister arrived to Athens...
View Photo »Pro-Palestinian protesters and Palestinians living in Athens protest in central Athens against the visit of the Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak to Greece on January 10, 2012. The banners reads ' go out murderer Ehud Barak'. The Israeli minister arrived to Athens for a two-day...
View Photo »Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak (R) gestures next to Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos during their meeting in Athens January 10, 2012.
View Photo »Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, center, is welcomed by Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, left, and Greek Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos,during a meeting in Athens, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Greece has been keen to boost international investment and ease its...
View Photo »Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak (L) and his Greek counterpart Dimitris Avramopoulos watch a military parade at the Defence Ministry in Athens January 10, 2012.
View Photo »Greece's Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos welcomes his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak (R) at the Defence Ministry in Athens January 10, 2012.
View Photo »Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak reviews a military honour guard during a welcoming ceremony in Athens on January 10, 2012.
View Photo »Greece's Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos and his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak (L) watch a military parade outside the Defence ministry in Athens January 10, 2012.
View Photo »Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on January 8, 2012.
View Photo »Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011.
View Photo »JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 25: Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in his offices on December 25, 2011 in Jerusalem, Israel. Reports of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men harassing an eight-year-old girl because of her attire prompted Israeli Prime...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: In this handout provided by the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama (R) talks with Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak before delivering remarks at the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism at the Gaylord National Hotel and...
View Photo »From left: Lee Bollinger, president of the Columbia University USA, Ehud Barak, deputy prime minister and minister of defense of Israel, Martin Burt, founder and CEO of the Fundacion Paraguaya, former Brithish Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Jean-Claude Biver, chairman of the Board Hublot Switzerland,...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak greets school children at the Jewish Primary Day School, Washington DCÕs sole Jewish day school, December 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. Barak, the most decorated soldier in Israel's history, discussed the legacy of...
View Photo »Israel Defence minister Ehud Barak delivers his speech at the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya near Tel Aviv February 2, 2012.
View Photo »has not fulfilled the hopes we placed on it 10 years ago. We should extend it by one year, and decide on a strategy to solve the problem.
The accident in Iran is consistent with statements by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak that Tehran seeks to create a 'zone of immunity,' which spreads missile sites around. The goals are to increase the costs of an Israeli first strike, lower the likelihood of success, and decrease the time window of...
We are committed to working together so as to deepen our relationship in the areas of defence and security ... You have friends in Israel.
The rot starts at the top and the top is Benjamin Netanyahu, Avigdor Lieberman, Eli Yishai, Ehud Barak and Yaakov Neeman. The government is urging to pass these laws now, as an answer to the social protest
We have no intention of acting for the moment... We should not engage in war when it is not necessary, but there may come a time or another when we are forced to face tests
War is not a picnic, but if Israel is forced to act, we won't have 50,000, 5,000 or even 500 dead, so long as people stay in their homes
We have no intention, at the moment, of taking action, but Israel is far from being paralyzed by fear ... It must act calmly and quietly - we don't need big wars.
Israel would be very glad if sanctions and diplomacy could bring the Iranian leadership to a clear decision to abandon its nuclear military program.
But one must remember that ultimately, Israel is a sovereign nation and the Israeli government, defense forces and security services -- not others -- are responsible for Israel's security, future and existence
Our stance is that monies should be transferred, they belong to the Palestinians, are collected by us. I am happy the issue is being rethought.
A war is no picnic, but in any scenario there won't be 50 thousand or 5,000 or even 500 dead
When the head of the Mossad unprecedentedly brings journalists to Mossad headquarters and instructs them to oppose the prime minister… I think that is very serious behavior. I would have expected him to act intelligently, without manipulations.
Some journalists can be trusted not to embarrass people publicly, but there are others (who cannot be trusted)
As long as no such sanctions have been imposed and proven effective, we continue to recommend to our friends in the world and to ourselves, not to take any option off the table .
I think that (Assad) went beyond the point of no return, there’s no way he will resume his authority or legitimacy over his people
We must make clear to the world that we understand the situation and are ready to deal with it, and that this is a challenge not just for us, but for the whole world
He is extremely strong supporter of Israel in regard to its security
I don’t think that that is a subject for public discussion. But I can tell you that the IAEA report has a sobering impact on many in the world…and people understand that the time has come... People understand now that Iran is determined to reach nuclear weapons. No other possible or conceivable explanat...
We think we should be, as the rest of the world, determined to prevent them from turning nuclear
I think that he went beyond the point of no return, no way that he will he resume his authority or legitimacy
It will damage these radical axes and they will make them somehow weaker. It will weaken Hezbollah, it will weaken Hamas. In this regard, it's good, but it's not just for Israel, but I believe it's good for the Middle East as a whole.
It will damage these radical axes and they will make them somehow weaker. It will weaken Hezbollah, it will weaken Hamas. In this regard, it's good, but it's not just for Israel, but I believe it's good for the Middle East as a whole.
I don't think that that is a subject for public discussion
more brutal, because he understands that, beyond a certain point, there is no way ... It’s literally a struggle for life or death.
May there be more like it
