TEL AVIV – Popular uprisings sweeping through Arab states will bring positive change in the "long run," Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday, despite his country's fears of instability.
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday he was leaving his struggling Labour party and setting up a new centrist party called "Independence," in a move set to strengthen the Israeli government.
Israel's leader on Sunday dismissed a call from a key government partner to share the holy city of Jerusalem with the Palestinians, a reminder of the obstacles facing already troubled peacemaking efforts.
