Ehud Barak

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Israel's Olmert rises from the rubble
Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power.
Colin Powell rolls up his sleeves
On his trip to the Middle East next week, Bush's secretary of state will face an escalating conflict that he never intended to mediate.
Can Sharon make peace?
Aggressive diplomatic moves and a conciliatory victory speech encourage some observers. Others just say Arafat got what he deserved.
Will Ariel Sharon bulldoze the peace process?
His election as Israel's prime minister was expected, but it's too soon to tell how he will steer Middle East relations.
"The Bulldozer" clanks on
Coming all the way back from war-criminal disgrace, hard-liner Ariel Sharon is about to become the next prime minister of Israel.
The fraud of American "peacemaking"
Clinton is just the latest U.S. leader whose one-sided support for Israel has doomed the region to bloodshed.
Clock running out on Clinton's Mideast legacy
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat makes a last-minute trip to Washington to clarify a Clinton-proposed peace deal with Israel.
Barak's surprise move
In stepping down, Israel's prime minister is trying to make an end run around his strongest political rival.
Barak's fate depends on peace
By calling for early elections, the embattled Israeli prime minister buys a little time, but also places his fate in the hands of Yasser Arafat.
Middle East meets Wild West
With the crisis simmering and the death toll mounting in Israel, vigilante movements are brewing among Israelis and Palestinians alike.
Israel's apartheid
Fed up with restrictions and discrimination, last month Israeli Arabs joined their Palestinian brethren in the battle against Israeli Jews.
Living under siege
Meet the residents of two Middle East cities -- one Palestinian, the other Israeli. Both share the same concerns about violence and security -- from opposite sides of the conflict.
Peace? Please hold
As the bloodbath rages in the Middle East, Ehud Barak calls for a "timeout" in the peace process.
"It's just something on paper"
Palestinians and Israelis alike question the outcome of Clinton's Middle East peace summit.
"The Bulldozer"
How Ariel Sharon plowed his way back onto the bloody stage of Mideast politics.
The damage at home
Middle East policy experts assess the lasting impact of the Ramallah and Gaza Strip skirmishes on the peace process and U.S. foreign relations.
War in the Middle East
The Israeli army responds after two soldiers are lynched in the Palestinian city of Ramallah.
Appetite for destruction
Ehud Barak's ultimatum passes and violence continues to mount between Israelis and Palestinians.
Violence erupts in the Holy Land
Desperation fuels an ominous round of fighting in the Holy Land. Has the Mideast peace process finally blown apart?
Peace without compromise?
The failure of the Camp David summit could spell war, and soon -- or it could be the best thing for the Middle East peace process.
When doves cry
Barak and Arafat came to Camp David to make history. Instead, they left with nothing.
Clinton's lust for legacy
Jimmy Carter's biographer says that Camp David II could give the president an accomplishment that history will notice before the sexual peccadilloes.
Israel, up against the wall
The Jewish nation must decide who's in charge: The religion, the state or all of the above.
Hezbollah gets its way
Why Lebanon isn't euphoric about the impending pullout of Israeli forces.
Desperately seeking a legacy
President Clinton has little time left to improve his standing in history. Could foreign affairs, especially a negotiated peace in the Middle East, offer him a chance for salvation?
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