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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Barak arrived Wednesday for a five-day visit. View Photo »
Visitors walk through the Israel Aerospace Industries pavillon at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 17, 2012. The Israeli embassy in Singapore confirmed on February 17 that Defence Minister Ehud Barak had visited the city state, but... View Photo »
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, center, listens to explanations about a diorama depicting a huge fireball that appeared after the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima during his visit to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima,... View Photo »
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, is shown the way by his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka prior to their meeting at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Barak arrived Wednesday for a five-day visit. View Photo »
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak speaks to his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka during their meeting at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Barak arrived Wednesday for a five-day visit. View Photo »
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, listens to his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka, right, during their meeting at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Barak arrived Wednesday for a five-day visit. View Photo »
Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak (R) is greeted by his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka (L) for their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on February 16, 2012. Barak is on a five-day visit to Japan. View Photo »
Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak (R) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka (L) prior to their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on February 16, 2012. Barak is on a five-day visit to Japan. View Photo »
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 »
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 »
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... 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... 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... 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... 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,... 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,... 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. ... View Photo »
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
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, center, listens to explanations about a diorama depicting a huge fireball that appeared after the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima during his visit to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.
View Photo »Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, is shown the way by his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka prior to their meeting at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Barak arrived Wednesday for a five-day visit.
View Photo »Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak speaks to his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka during their meeting at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Barak arrived Wednesday for a five-day visit.
View Photo »Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, listens to his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka, right, during their meeting at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Barak arrived Wednesday for a five-day visit.
View Photo »Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak (R) is greeted by his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka (L) for their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on February 16, 2012. Barak is on a five-day visit to Japan.
View Photo »Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Ehud Barak (R) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka (L) prior to their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on February 16, 2012. Barak is on a five-day visit to Japan.
View Photo »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 »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 »Visitors walk through the Israel Aerospace Industries pavillon at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 17, 2012. The Israeli embassy in Singapore confirmed on February 17 that Defence Minister Ehud Barak had visited the city state, but dismissed reports of an assassination...
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 Defense Minister Ehud Barak, center, listens to explanations about a diorama depicting a huge fireball that appeared after the Aug. 6, 1945 atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima during his visit to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, Friday, Feb. 17, 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 .
