Ehud Barak
Ex Prime Minister of Israel and currently Israel's Defence Minister.

"Israel's most decorated soldier, Defense Minister Ehud Barak was in New York and Washington, this week, talking to just about everyone at the top of the U.S. government about how to handle Iran. He is a complicated man, sometimes known as the master of stealth. He was a key architect in the famed Raid on Entebbe in 1976, storming a hijacked plane and rescuing all inside.

He became Prime Minister of Israel in 1999, after scoring the most decisive victory in any Israeli election. But his attempts to reach a Middle East peace agreement, along with President Bill Clinton, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat failed, as did his bid for re-election.

But now he's back as Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister in Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Iran, Middle East peace and the assassination of that Hamas official in Dubai, there is much to talk about with our exclusive guest, Ehud Barak, Israel's Defense Minister."



Immediately related elementsHow this works
-
Amanpour CNN Â»Amanpour CNN
Other programs? Â»Other programs?
Israel Â»Israel
Program Transcript, February 28, 2010 Â»Program Transcript, February 28, 2010
Ehud Barak
Iran understands the consequences that will follow if it bombs Israel Â»Iran understands the consequences that will follow if it bombs Israel
Iran intends to acquire nuclear weapons Â»Iran intends to acquire nuclear weapons
Non-proliferation Treaty will crumble if Iran acquires nuclear weapons Â»Non-proliferation Treaty will crumble if Iran acquires nuclear weapons
Expand UN Security Council sanctions Â»Expand UN Security Council sanctions
Full settlement freeze is impractical in an open society Â»Full settlement freeze is impractical in an open society
Single state west of Jordan river must be non-Jewish or non-democratic Â»Single state west of Jordan river must be non-Jewish or non-democratic
Goldstone draws moral equivalent between terror perpetrators/victims Â»Goldstone draws moral equivalent between terror perpetrators/victims
+Kommentare (0)
+Verweise (0)
+About