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...Ehud Barak's apocalyptic campaign ads notwithstanding, the anticipated election victory of Ariel Sharon next Tuesday is unlikely to plunge the Middle East into war. The deadline for the Labor party to substitute the more popular Shimon Peres for the beleaguered prime minister passed Friday, leaving Barak to face the hawkish Likud leader, who currently enjoys a lead of up to 20 percent in the polls. Having escaped the shadow of Peres, Barak may narrow that gap somewhat by Tuesday, but not even the most optimistic gambler would bet on his beating Sharon on election day. Come Wednesday, all stakeholders...
...Ehud Barak is telling the foreign press that the elections haven't begun in earnest, and that he still believes he'll win. Answering questions about how little he's campaigning, he's adopting an "I have not yet begun to fight" posture, promising surprises and so on. Is he deluding himself, or can he still win this election...
...EHUD BARAK, Israeli Prime Minister, saying in a television commercial that the only path to peace was through negotiations with the Palestinians...
...Ehud Barak has now suspended negotiations that his critics had dismissed as electioneering. But without the prospect of a peace deal, what tricks does Barak still have in his hat to reel in Ariel Sharon's 16-point lead...
...donated millions of dollars to museums, hospitals and the resettlement of Soviet and Ethiopian Jews. Sources tell TIME that Barak, taking a break from the stalled Middle East peace negotiations, spoke with Clinton several times to vouch for Rich's "humanitarian role in Israel." Other VIPs, including Jerusalem mayor Ehud Olmert and former Mossad head Shabtai Shavit, also wrote letters on Rich's behalf. Shavit said Rich "used his extensive network of contacts" to help Israeli intelligence. In all, Clinton received more than 20 personal letters, some written directly to the President, in favor of the pardon and an additional...