Former Israeli PM Barak in new leadership bid
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak launched a widely expected bid on Sunday to take over from a politically wounded Amir Peretz as Labour Party leader and defence minister. “I made my share of mistakes and my inexperience hurt me,” Barak, 64, wrote in a letter announcing his candidacy for Labour’s leadership and its defence portfolio in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s coalition cabinet. Full Story