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Barak, Israel's Defense Minister, Abruptly Quits.
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[quote:Resister:MV8yMDYzMzAxXzM0NzExODk1X0FEMEVDNEFB] Well he's 70 years old. Could just be that he wants to retire. If it isn't that then it could be that he either doesn't want ot be a part of what is coming or has decided that his more moderate politics aren't going to be getting any more popular as rockets fly overhead in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. He and Bibi are usually at ods over how far to go in fighting the terrorists at the doorstep. [/quote]
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ERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Monday abruptly announced he was quitting politics, injecting new turmoil into the Israeli political system weeks ahead of general elections.
Barak, Israel's most-decorated soldier and one-time prime minister, said he would stay on in his current post until a new government is formed following the Jan. 22 balloting.
His resignation could mean the departure of the most moderating influence on hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who holds a wide lead in polls and is expected to easily win re-election. Barak, who heads a small centrist faction in parliament, often served as Netanyahu's unofficial envoy to Washington to smooth over differences with the Obama White House.
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