Ehud Barak

Grapevine: 'Guilty' by association

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

PROF. RONNIE LIDOR (left) and Ambassador of North Macedonia Shpend Sadiku (third from left) with faculty members of Levinsky-Wingate Center.
Illustrative image of Ehud Barak and Jeffrey Epstein

'I regret meeting him': Former PM Ehud Barak responds to Epstein Files recording in N12 interview

Israeli television sketch comedy Eretz Nehederet portrays US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amidst tensions with Iran.

'War Trump' vs 'Peace Trump': the Eretz Nehederet skit that captured Israel’s Trump anxiety

Ehud Barak, a former prime minister of Israel, announces the establishment of a new political party that he will lead, in Tel Aviv, June 26, 2019.

Ehud Barak as Israel’s WASP elite standard bearer - opinion


Former Moscow rabbi says he rebuffed proposal to convert Russians discussed in Epstein recording

The proposal sought to bring converted Russians to Israel as a demographic strategy aimed at preserving Israel's Jewish majority.

Ehud Barak, a former prime minister of Israel, announces the establishment of a new political party that he will lead, in Tel Aviv, June 26, 2019.

Netanyahu says Epstein’s ties to Ehud Barak prove he worked against Israel, not in favor

Prime Minister Netanyahu claimed that Barak was engaging in activities that undermined Israel’s government, doubling down on jabs made last year on the former prime minister.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with then-Defence Minister Ehud Barak at a farewell tribute held in honour.

People, not products: Ehud Barak’s 'quality control' aliyah comment is a moral failure - editorial

Leaders can debate housing, jobs, infrastructure, and schools in plain terms. “Quality control” belongs to products, not people.

Ehud Barak and Jeffrey Epstein

Latest Epstein files release unleashes wave of antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media

Some of the emails also show Epstein referencing the High Holidays and deploying Jewish phrases like “goyim” in a disparaging manner.

An image of the Epstein Library on the Department of Justice website taken in Krakow, Poland on Feb. 4, 2026.

New Epstein Files audio reveals Barak-Epstein conversation on Israel 'immigrant quality'

"I am glad when I was the Chief Rabbi of Moscow, we stopped this crazy initiative," former chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt wrote on X/Twitter following the conversation's release.

Former prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference held by the Movement for Quality Government in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2026.

Extreme right-wing activists block car of former Prime Minister Ehud Barak

Mordechai David, 26, was identified as an activist at the scene after he was seen taking the same actions against former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak on Wednesday. 

Former prime minister Ehud Barak attends a conference held by the Movement for Quality Government in Tel Aviv, January 28, 2026.

Defense Minister Israel Katz is a strategic liability that Israel cannot afford - opinion

Israel's defense minister does not have the skills that his job demands. The kind of strategizing that Ben-Gurion, Eshkol, and Arens did in their jobs is beyond Katz’s abilities

Defence Minister Israel Katz inspects a missile at the Tel Nof Air Force base in March.

Noam Chomsky had deeper ties with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known, documents reveal

Newly released emails show Chomsky maintained regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein years after the financier’s 2008 conviction, including exchanges about meetings, travel and a letters of support.

Noam Chomsky

Explosive retweet: Netanyahu elevates antisemitic conspiracy about Barak, Epstein - analysis

When two men with such long shadows allow personal animus to spill into national policy and public diplomacy, the consequences extend beyond any domestic score-settling.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in the hallways of the Israeli parliament on November 03, 2025.

Jeffrey Epstein scandal: Email leaks, unreleased files mobilizing the House - explainer

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal is back in the public eye as congressmen try to force the DOJ to release case files. Here's what you need to know.

An anti-Trump protester holding a mask depicting Jeffrey Epstein marches at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst