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Entries Tagged as 'Ehud Barak'

Connecting the dots

October 11th, 2007 · 33 Comments

If we connect a few dots that have emerged over the past week or so, it would appear that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has begun quietly making the necessary political preparations that will allow him to make substantive concessions to the Palestinians on Jerusalem and outposts.
On October 1, the government moved the West Bank […]

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Tags: Ehud Barak · Settlements · Peace Process · Ehud Olmert · Palestinian · Jerusalem · Israel

Barak’s right turn

September 26th, 2007 · 17 Comments

Israel is stepping up its military offensive in the Gaza Strip and Defense Minister Ehud Barak is warning that more is yet to come. “We are getting closer to carrying out a widespread operation in Gaza,” Barak told Israel’s Army Radio Wednesday, the Labor Party leader’s 100th day as defense minister.
As Barak readies an assault […]

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Tags: Ehud Barak · Peace Process · Politics · Gaza · Israel