Ehud Barak

'This is a sign of what's to come:' Ehud Barak warns of Netanyahu's next move

The former prime minister told 103FM that the government’s decision not to comply with High Court rulings is a sign of worse to come, and called on the opposition to lead a public campaign.

Former prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference held by the Movement for Quality Government in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2026.
US VICE President JD Vance and President Donald Trump listen to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House, April 23, 2026, during an earlier round of talks. Trump leads now; Vance and Rubio are next. Israel was in the room as an ambassador, not a principal.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to then-defense minister Ehud Barak during a session at the Knesset in 2009.

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Former prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference held by the Movement for Quality Government in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2026.

Ehud Barak criticizes Netanyahu's Lebanon war policies, calls Bennett, Eisenkot 'superior' PMs


Ehud Barak: ‘The issue isn’t where I’ll be, but to where Israel is heading.’

The former prime minister said that “the only thing that will remain from the Netanyahu administration is the saying ‘there won’t be anything because nothing happened.’”

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

Labor will not be joining left-wing bloc, sources say

The Democratic Union was formed on Thursday by Meretz leader Nitzan Horowitz, former prime minister Ehud Barak and Labor MK Stav Shaffir.

Amir Peretz is joined in the Labor Party by Orly Levy-Abekasis.

Polls show Democratic Union Party to net 8-12 seats

Barak wooing Livni, vows more mergers after bond with Meretz, Shaffir.

Israel Democratic Party's Ehud Barak, MK Stav Shaffir and Meretz's Nitzan Horowitz of the Democratic Camp

Jeffrey Epstein donated $500,000 to an elite Orthodox prep school

The foundation also donated to several other Jewish causes.

Jeffrey Epstein is shown in this undated Florida Department of Law Enforcement photo.

Barak failing to woo Laborites puts Meretz deal in jeopardy

Barak convened an elderly crowd of some 400 supporters in Savion, most of whom voted for Labor in the past.

Ehud Barak speaks at a meeting in Savion, July 24 2019

Barak to host ‘Labor Rebels’

The event will be held under the banner ‘For the sake of Israel, we must unite.’

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

Barak apologizes for Palestinians killed during protests while he was PM

"I bear responsibility for everything that happened, for bad or for good, during my term as prime minister," Barak told Reshet Bet Radio.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak gestures after delivering a statement in Tel Aviv, Israel June 26, 2019

Barak: Public won’t forgive Peretz, Meretz

Intel VP rejects Gesher's second slot.

Ehud Barak

Stav Shaffir leading rebellion against Peretz

Meretz: Peretz spit in face of Labor voters.

Labor head Amir Peretz and Israel Democratic Party head Ehud Barak

Think About It: The unification season

The first merger being discussed is among the various National-Religious parties.

Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman in the Knesset on May 29