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Ehud Barak, Israel Defense Minister, Says Country Should Consider 'Unilateral Action' If Peace Negotiations Stall

Defense Minister Ehud Barak abruptly proposed on Wednesday that Israel consider "unilateral action" if long-stalled peace talks with the Palestinians don't resume and produce a deal â suggesting Israel may be thinking of withdrawing from part of the West Bank, as it did from the Gaza Strip seven years ago.

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Israel's Dysfunctional Political System

Like other Israel-watchers, after the bombshell news that Benjamin Netanyahu suddenly crafted a new coalition government to avoid early elections, I now have to change what I originally intended to write about Israeli politics.

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06/02/12 The Reign of the Fantasists Source: KNUS 710 - Denver CO Defense Minister Ehud Barak has done it again.
06/01/12 The reign of the fantasists Source: Canada Freepress Defense Minister Ehud Barak has done it again.
05/31/12 Israel Returns Remains of Palestinians in Bid to 'Get... Source: Antiwar.com The declaration from the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came 24 hours after his Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, said the newly broadened coalition provided a rare opportunity for a "diplomatic process".
05/31/12 Barak: Israel should consider unilateral withdrawal... Source: Shiraz Socialist There was an interesting piece in yesterday's Jerusalem Post.
05/31/12 What Does It Take for Obama to Move on Syria? Source: The Corner on National Review Online Not the killings, of course; those continue day in, day out as the Assad regime tries to crush the rebellion.

Background on ehud barak

Ehud Barak (; born Ehud Brog on 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011 and holds the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Binyamin Netanyahu's government.

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