Leon Panetta and Israeli Counterpart Ehud Barak Talk Afghanistan, Iran, Syria — and Friendship
MARK WILSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — At a joint Pentagon press conference on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak addressed questions about Afghanistan, the Iron Dome missile defense system …
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak to Leave Politics
Tara Todras-Whitehill-Pool/Getty Images(TEL AVIV, Israel) — In a surprise announcement, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday he’ll be leaving politics for good once a new government is formed following the January elections.Barak is one …
Give Diplomacy a Chance to Work in Iran, Obama Tells Israel
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Speaking before the annual conference of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee on Sunday, President Obama rebuffed calls from the Israeli government and its supporters to more starkly warn …
Israel Says No Imminent Decision on Attacking Iran
Tara Todras-Whitehill-Pool/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — If Israel does have plans to conduct a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, it’s not going to happen anytime soon.Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak made that declaration Wednesday as susp…