| ID | 116110 |
| Title Proper | Barak's last battle |
| Other Title Information | an Israeli lion in winter |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tepperman, Jonathan |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Ehud Barak is one of Israel's most important leaders -- and also one of its most enigmatic and controversial. As defense minister in the current government, Barak prosecuted the November Gaza campaign, handles the Palestinian brief, and, along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, gets the last word on whether to attack Iran -- Israel's most pressing security concern despite the recent focus on Hamas. Given the pariah status of Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, Barak, a frequent presence in Washington, essentially covers that portfolio as well. Yet despite 35 years of military service and more than a decade in public life, Barak remains something of a cipher -- a man one of Israel's leading columnists, Ari Shavit, compares to a stealth bomber ("the usual radar doesn't capture him"). "I don't know anyone more difficult to read," Shavit says. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 92, No.1; Jan-Feb 2013: p.91-104 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol. 92, No.1; Jan-Feb 2013: p.91-104 |
| Key Words | Ehud Barak ; Israel ; Gaza Campaign ; Benjamin Netanyahu ; Iran ; Counterattack |