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Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (Daniel Bar-On / Archives) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 23:44 08/11/2007 Barak and Olmert meet face-to-face to level working tensions By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent tags: Defense Minister, Ehud Barak  Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Defense Minister Ehud Barak met Thursday evening for a personal tete-a-tete intended to smooth over tensions that have erupted regarding the working procedure for Olmert's weekly meetings with defense officials. Last week, the Prime Minister's Bureau said that Olmert wanted his weekly meetings with Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and Military intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin to be held behind closed doors, without the presence of Barak or any other representative from the defense ministry. The defense ministry has insisted that a bureau representative be present during these meetings, which Olmert holds separately with each senior defense official. Advertisement Following the confrontation between the two sides, Barak demanded that all talks between senior IDF officials and the prime minister be brought to him for approval. In response, Olmert instructed the Shin Bet security service and the Mossad intelligence agency - which are subordinate to the prime minister - not to send their representatives to briefings at the defense ministry. Sources in the Prime Minister's Bureau said that Olmert and Barak spoke at lengths Thursday to find a common resolution to these working procedures. The sources said the atmosphere of the meeting was positive, though they did not elaborate on whether any new procedures have been made on the matter. At Barak's briefing Thursday, representatives from both the Shin Bet and the Mossad were present. Bookmark to del.icio.us Freedom of speech A Spanish court rules that the crime of Holocaust denial does not warrant a jail sentence. Road map to peace Israel and PA agree a future deal between them will hinge on implementing the road map.   1.   A recipe for disaster 22:08  |  Brod 08/11/07   2.   Israel facing a real (or imaginary) threat from Iran 22:23  |  Paul Wood 08/11/07   3.   Olmert had never done this to Peretz,both had no idea on military 22:26  |  Genuine Tosefta 08/11/07   4.   A sure way back to the mistakes of Lebanon War 22:51  |  Jon 08/11/07   5.   Olmert doesn`t want his Livni or Barak at meetings !? 23:54  |  redmike 08/11/07   6.   Olmert had never done this to Peretz,both had no idea on military 00:43  |  Genuine Tosefta 09/11/07   7.   There is a chain of command 02:08  |  B 09/11/07   8.   Olmert the Hermit. 02:48  |  Stephen. 09/11/07   9.   Frightening that it is newsworth when the Prime Minister meets... 04:40  |  David 09/11/07   10.   tensions 10:44  |  colin 09/11/07   11.   incredible news the pm seeks advice? is going to resign ? 10:45  |  victor hardman 09/11/07   12.   What Dreck ! An Embarrassment to the Jewish People ! 05:55  |  Tod Zuckerman 10/11/07

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