Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has delivered his victory speech in today’s run-off election for leadership of the Labor Party and has beaten Ami Ayalon, a former navy commander, after a majority of votes were counted.
Israel Radio reported that the final count was 34,960 for Barak and 31,100 for Ayalon, a margin of 6 percent. An official announcement was expected later Wednesday.
At a victory gathering in Tel Aviv, Barak called for party unity and pledged to pursue a policy that “combines uncompromising security, protecting Israel’s solidarity and democracy, determined pursuit of real peace, reinforcement of the rule of law and healing Israeli society.”
Barak is expected to replace Labor party leader Amir Peretz as defense minister in Olmert’s Cabinet. Despite his call for Olmert to resign over last summer’s inconclusive war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, Barak was not expected to pull his party out of the coalition right away.
(It is interesting to note that Ehud Barak had publicly stated that he would never return to politics after stepping down as Israeli Prime Minister.)
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Good ole Barak is back, he was as quick as lightening to return all of Jerusalem to Arafat. Except Arafat didn’t accept,,,wonder what’s up his sleeve this time around.
How boring. Its always the same old politicians running.How about a new face?
yahhhhhhhhh how ’bout a new face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How boring. Its always the same old politicians running.How about a new face?
Labor tried a new face. Remember Amram Mitzna?
It didn’t work out too well.
He is ultimately resposible for the second lebanon war. Remember how he withdrew from Lebanon just for political interests?
It’s amazing how forgetful people are. Is the new agenda returning all of Israel ch”v????? With such people you never know….
“It is interesting to note that Ehud Barak had publicly stated that he would never return to politics after stepping down as Israeli Prime Minister.”
Nu? They’re all shakranim.
Esrog, that was SHARON who pulled out of Lebanon.
GET IT STRAIGHT
JO JO: Esrog was right! You get it straight. Barak pulled outta Lebanon!!
Besides being a jerk and an anti Charaidi………..Barak is a liar and one of the worst Prime ministers we have ever had!
Barak is a billionaire and connected by the hip to every OIL COMPANY (arab countries), if you connect the dots you will see where his allegiance lies..