Epstein Secrets

s organization an= other terrorist organizations," he said. "If there is a need, the militar= is prepared to expand the operation." Defense Minister Ehud Barak also ad=ressed reporters, saying that Hamas' "consistent provocation in recent wee=s ... forced our hand into acting with both precision and decisiv

nd decisiveness." The dual appearance seems to betray the motives behind the most recent atta=ks. "When the cannons roar, we see only Netanyahu and Barak on the screen =and all the other politicians have to applaud them," wrote the daily Haare=z in a commentary published Thursday. "The assassination o

pared to expand the operation." Defense Minister Ehud Barak also ad=ressed reporters, saying that Hamas

ictims were Sunni civilians. As the civil war intensifies, Mr. Assad is increasingly outsourcing the dir=y work. In Damascus, militia groups within Druse, Christian and Shiite are=s are being armed by the government. While the justifications for these mi=itias are "neighborhood self-defense" and the p

elevision. But at the time, very few Israelis even knew who I was, and I felt ’'d done OK. I was surprised, however, when Rabin phoned the next day. “Ehud, I didn’t see it. I was attending some event,” he said. But his wife, Leah, had recorded the program. “I just watched it. I should tell you, I think

my hands — the article accused me of siding with the settlers. If blood was spilled in the weeks and months ahead, the newspaper said, “it will be on Barak’s hands.” Ordinarily, I would have ignored it. But never in my military career had I been similarly attacked on an issue of any importance. I was es

o let the facts get in the way of the “exclusive” it ran in its weekend edition on July 7. Under a banner headline — an undeniably clever Hebrew pun, Ehud Barakh, “Ehud Ran Away” — it accused me of having stood by, paralyzed with shock, when the missiles struck and then, as other officers tended to the wounded

cal civil-defense guard. I suggested four separate militias drawn from the local population — 216 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011687 Christian, Shi’ite Muslim, Druse and ethnically mixed — with the aim of reflecting the balance in each part of the south. Israeli troops might still have to cross into Lebanon, but

elevision. But at the time, very few Israelis even knew who I was, and I felt I'd done OK. I was surprised, however, when Rabin phoned the next day. "Ehud, I didn't see it. I was attending some event," he said. But his wife, Leah, had recorded the program. "I just watched it. I should tell you, I think

my hands - the article accused me of siding with the settlers. If blood was spilled in the weeks and months ahead, the newspaper said, "it will be on Barak's hands." Ordinarily, I would have ignored it. But never in my military career had I been similarly attacked on an issue of any importance. I was esp

o let the facts get in the way of the "exclusive" it ran in its weekend edition on July 7. Under a banner headline - an undeniably clever Hebrew pun, Ehud Barakh, "Ehud Ran Away" - it accused me of having stood by, paralyzed with shock, when the missiles struck and then, as other officers tended to the wounded

cal civil-defense guard. I suggested four separate militias drawn from the local population - 216 HOUSE _OVERSIGHT_028064 Christian, Shi'ite Muslim, Druse and ethnically mixed - with the aim of reflecting the balance in each part of the south. Israeli troops might still have to cross into Lebanon, but o