http://dir.salon.com/topics/ehud_barak/?source=rss&aim=ehud_barak en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT By Gregory Levey Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/21/influencing_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/08/21/influencing_israel/index.html?source=rss Are Israeli politicians increasingly beholden to conservative Americans who lavish them with financial support and political pressure? By Gregory Levey Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/03/olmert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/03/olmert/index.html?source=rss 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. By Ben Barber Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/16/powell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/16/powell/index.html?source=rss 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. By Fiona Morgan Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/09/sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/09/sharon/index.html?source=rss Aggressive diplomatic moves and a conciliatory victory speech encourage some observers. Others just say Arafat got what he deserved. By Flore de Préuneuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/07/sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/02/07/sharon/index.html?source=rss His election as Israel's prime minister was expected, but it's too soon to tell how he will steer Middle East relations. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/25/elections/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/25/elections/index.html?source=rss Coming all the way back from war-criminal disgrace, hard-liner Ariel Sharon is about to become the next prime minister of Israel. By Michael Adams Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/04/middle_east/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/04/middle_east/index.html?source=rss Clinton is just the latest U.S. leader whose one-sided support for Israel has doomed the region to bloodshed. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/03/arafat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/03/arafat/index.html?source=rss Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat makes a last-minute trip to Washington to clarify a Clinton-proposed peace deal with Israel. By David Tuller Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/12/12/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/12/12/israel/index.html?source=rss In stepping down, Israel's prime minister is trying to make an end run around his strongest political rival. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/11/30/barak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/11/30/barak/index.html?source=rss 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. By Flore de Prineuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/11/27/vigilante/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/11/27/vigilante/index.html?source=rss With the crisis simmering and the death toll mounting in Israel, vigilante movements are brewing among Israelis and Palestinians alike. By Flore de Prineuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/11/03/israeli_arabs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/11/03/israeli_arabs/index.html?source=rss Fed up with restrictions and discrimination, last month Israeli Arabs joined their Palestinian brethren in the battle against Israeli Jews. By Flore de Prineuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/25/siege/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/25/siege/index.html?source=rss 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. By Flore de Prineuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/23/timeout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/23/timeout/index.html?source=rss As the bloodbath rages in the Middle East, Ehud Barak calls for a "timeout" in the peace process. By Flore de Préneuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/18/unrest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/18/unrest/index.html?source=rss Palestinians and Israelis alike question the outcome of Clinton's Middle East peace summit. By Flore de Prineuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/17/sharon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/17/sharon/index.html?source=rss How Ariel Sharon plowed his way back onto the bloody stage of Mideast politics. By Daryl Lindsey Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/13/reacts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/13/reacts/index.html?source=rss Middle East policy experts assess the lasting impact of the Ramallah and Gaza Strip skirmishes on the peace process and U.S. foreign relations. By Flore de Preneuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/13/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/13/israel/index.html?source=rss The Israeli army responds after two soldiers are lynched in the Palestinian city of Ramallah. By Flore de Preneuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/10/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/10/israel/index.html?source=rss Ehud Barak's ultimatum passes and violence continues to mount between Israelis and Palestinians. By Flore de Preneuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/03/violence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/03/violence/index.html?source=rss Desperation fuels an ominous round of fighting in the Holy Land. Has the Mideast peace process finally blown apart? By Flore de Preneuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/10/peace/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/10/peace/index.html?source=rss 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. By Fiona Morgan and Daryl Lindsey Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/07/26/camp_david/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/07/26/camp_david/index.html?source=rss Barak and Arafat came to Camp David to make history. Instead, they left with nothing. By Douglas Brinkley Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/07/18/camp_david/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/07/18/camp_david/index.html?source=rss Jimmy Carter's biographer says that Camp David II could give the president an accomplishment that history will notice before the sexual peccadilloes. By Samuel G. Freedman Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/06/22/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/06/22/israel/index.html?source=rss The Jewish nation must decide who's in charge: The religion, the state or all of the above. By Flore de Preneuf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/13/lebanon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/13/lebanon/index.html?source=rss Why Lebanon isn't euphoric about the impending pullout of Israeli forces.