Ehud Barak

Barak blames Netanyahu for wife's comments, says she needs professional evaluation, compassion

Barak questioned her mental state, but stressed that, in his view, responsibility for her conduct lay with her husband, who allowed her to behave this way.

Former prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference held by the Movement for Quality Government in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2026.
Israeli minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference announcing his plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 settlement project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, August 14, 2025.

The E1 area: The strategic link between Jerusalem and Israel’s eastern border - opinion

Vice President JD Vance takes the stage during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center on April 14, 2026 in Athens, Georgia.

Vance suggests Epstein had 'connections' to Israeli intelligence, 'deep state' on Rogan's podcast

Barak, Clinton, Arafat at Camp David 311 AP

Twenty-six years after Camp David, Israel needs a new security doctrine - opinion


Ehud Barak: Netanyahu sits on Knesset's neck like cop on George Floyd's

The former prime minister also Netanyahu is to blame for his name being involved with Jeffrey Epstein.

Ehud Barak

Sealed depositions involving Jeffrey Epstein name Ehud Barak as offender

The sealed depositions were obtained by the outspoken Harvard professor in connection to a separate 2019 civil defamation lawsuit, filed by the same plaintiff Virginia Giuffre.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak arives before delivering a statement in Tel Aviv, Israel

Protesters sue Yair Netanyahu for half a million NIS after Nazi comparison

The court filing quotes a tweet published by Yair in which he says "they remind me of the brown shirt thugs," referencing the Nazi Storm Trooper (SA) militia which helped Hitler rise to power.

YAIR NETANYAHU at a recent court hearing.

Barak: Goal of first Lebanon War was to turn Jordan to Palestinian State

The former prime minister told Maariv that the late Ariel Sharon was very clear when he told ministers Israel’s end goal was to drive PLO into Jordan but they “didn’t understand or pretend not to."

Ehud Barak speaks at a press conference with his Israel Democratic Party.

Blue and White rejecting the Joint List repeats Ehud Barak's mistake

Over the past decades, Zionist parties abandoned their commitment to full equality, and have not even tried to include representatives of the Arab citizens on high places on their lists.

AYMAN ODEH, leader of the Joint List, gestures as he hands out pamphlets during an an election campaign event in Tira.

Barak: Netanyahu, in his current conditions, knows no bounds

The former prime minister said that political agreements of the sort suggested by President Reuven Rivlin “can’t be enforced.”

Ehud Barak speaks at a press conference with his Israel Democratic Party.

Ehud Barak: First results are worse than what I hoped

Barak added that there might be a unique opportunity to replace Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister.

Democratic Union members Ehud Barak voting on Tuesday September 17 2019

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How it really is! Fool or prophet – the September election

Fool or prophet, I think this may be Netanyahu’s swan song, and immunity from prosecution will probably become a fading dream.

Orly Levy-Abecassis

Druze rep. quits Democratic Union: Arabs won't vote for Ehud Barak

Ali Salalha, sinking from 5th in Meretz to 20th in the union, said: "All of a sudden, you drop the media star of the previous election?"

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