U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Jerusalem
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates (L) meet with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on July 27, 2009. Gates arrived in Israel on a US push to jump start Middle East peace talks with Washington's peace envoy George Mitchell also on whistlestop regional tour. (UPI Photo/Jack Guez/Pool)
UPI Related News
JERUSALEM, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Defense Minister Ehud Barak asked ministry officials to recruit scores of inspectors to ensure a 10-month settlement freeze is upheld.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Defense Minister Ehud Barak has suspended construction permits for West Bank settlements, officials said.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Israel should renew peace negotiations with Syria, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said at Sunday's cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Peace with Syria is a major building block in any regional peace deal, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak demanded Thursday that Iran stop all enrichment of uranium, saying it would be used to develop nuclear weapons.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Ahead of the debate on a U.N. report accusing Israel of war crimes, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned European leaders against adopting it.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A British court rejected a request by Palestinian families to serve visiting Israeli defense minister with an arrest warrant, Israel television said.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Israeli officials headed for Washington to meet with U.S. special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell and bridge the gaps between Israel and Palestinians.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu traveled secretly to Moscow this week to discuss Russian arms sales to Iran and Syria, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Obama administration has decided to schedule a Middle East peace summit Sept. 22 at the United Nations in New York, Washington sources say.
