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Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק [eˈhud baˈʁak] ⓘ; born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli former general and politician who served as the tenth prime minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party between 1997 and 2001 and between 2007 and 2011.
Nov 6, 2023 · “I think there is a need in Israel, under the heaviest, most difficult conditions, never to lose sight of the objective,” former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak tells TIME.
Ehud Barak, Israeli general and politician who was prime minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001, during which time he undertook various measures to pursue peace in the Middle East. Learn more about Barak’s life and career, including his other government posts.
Nov 27, 2012 · On May 9, 1972, shortly after midnight, he lay at the head of two lines of warriors, some 30 yards behind Sabena flight 571, which had been hijacked en route from Vienna to Tel Aviv. One hour ...
Oct 12, 2023 · Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak talks to NPR's Michel Martin about Israeli government strategy toward Hamas. After Hamas' gruesome assault, Israel has applied tremendous pressure on...
Oct 31, 2023 · Ehud Barak, Israel’s former prime minister, defense minister, and the Israel Defense Forces’ most decorated soldier, lays out the constraints facing Israel as it fights Hamas in the...
Mar 1, 2024 · EHUD BARAK served as Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Israel from 1999 to 2001 and again as Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2013.
Oct 29, 2012 · The 70-year-old Barak earned his reputation as a warrior through a military career that included commanding some of Israel’s most daring hostage release operations and raids.
May 23, 2018 · On April 1, 1991, Ehud Barak (born 1942) was elevated to the rank of lieutenant general, becoming Israel's 14th chief of staff, and, at the age of 49, also the youngest in the history of the Israel Defense Forces (I.D.F.).
May 23, 2019 · The tenth Prime Minister. Ehud Barak was born on February 12, 1942 at Kibbutz Mishmar HaSharon. He is the eldest of 4 sons born to Esther (nee Godin) and Israel Brog. His parents, pioneer immigrants to Israel in the early 1930s, were among the founding members of their kibbutz.