Israel: Protesters Block Ayalon Highway In Tel Aviv, Demanding Release Of Hostages

Demonstrators demanding the release of hostages by Hamas blocked the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv on Saturday, March 16. Police used water cannons to disperse protesters.

Israel: Anti-Government Protesters Clash With Police In Tel Aviv

Anti-government protesters blocked Ayalon Highway (Highway 20) in Tel Aviv on Saturday, March 9, to demand immediate elections and Netanyahu's resignation. Police clashed with demonstrators and used water cannons to disperse them.

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Delegates look on as former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak (left) speaks with PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Canada, on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Photo by Kelly Clark/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak (left) speaks with PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Canada, on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Photo by Kelly Clark/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak (left) speaks with PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Canada, on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Photo by Kelly Clark/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak (left) speaks with PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Canada, on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Photo by Kelly Clark/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak (left) speaks with PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Canada, on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Photo by Kelly Clark/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak (left) speaks with PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax, Canada, on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Photo by Kelly Clark/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Ehud Barak At Halifax International Security Forum - Canada

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak speaks at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday, Nov.18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark

Panetta in Israel

Panetta in Israel

ASHKELON, Israel - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (L) and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak shake hands after their joint press conference in Ashkelon, Israel, on Aug. 1, 2012.

Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Barak visits Hiroshima

Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Barak visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak (C) is pictured at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in the city of Hiroshima on Feb. 17, 2012, where he also visited the cenotaph for atomic-bomb victims and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Japan PM Noda, Israeli deputy PM Barak hold talks

Japan PM Noda, Israeli deputy PM Barak hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barak hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2012, over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.

Japan PM Noda, Israeli deputy PM Barak hold talks

Japan PM Noda, Israeli deputy PM Barak hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barak shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2012. Noda and Barak held talks over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.

Mori, Barak hold talks in New York

Mori, Barak hold talks in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak at a New York hotel on the morning of Sept. 8 before holding talks on the sidelines of the ongoing U.N. Millennium Summit.

Mori meets Peres in Tokyo

Mori meets Peres in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) shakes hands with former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres at his official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Peres was in Japan as a special envoy of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Peres asked Mori to tell Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat not to make a unilateral declaration of independence even if the negotiations for Middle East peace are not settled by the deadline of Sep. 13.

Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Barak visits Hiroshima

Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Barak visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak (C) is pictured at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in the city of Hiroshima on Feb. 17, 2012, where he also visited the cenotaph for atomic-bomb victims and the Atomic Bomb Dome. (Kyodo)

Japan PM Noda, Israeli deputy PM Barak hold talks

Japan PM Noda, Israeli deputy PM Barak hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barak shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2012. Noda and Barak held talks over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. (Kyodo)

Japan PM Noda, Israeli deputy PM Barak hold talks

Japan PM Noda, Israeli deputy PM Barak hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barak hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2012, over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. (Kyodo)

Mori, Barak hold talks in New York

Mori, Barak hold talks in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak at a New York hotel on the morning of Sept. 8 before holding talks on the sidelines of the ongoing U.N. Millennium Summit.

Mori meets Peres in Tokyo

Mori meets Peres in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) shakes hands with former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres at his official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Peres was in Japan as a special envoy of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Peres asked Mori to tell Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat not to make a unilateral declaration of independence even if the negotiations for Middle East peace are not settled by the deadline of Sep. 13.