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Defense Minister Ehud Barak (Dror Artzi / JINI) Last update - 21:29 03/04/2008 Barak: Israel needs young people willing to protect it By Haaretz Service Tags: ehud barak, israel  Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday that Israel is doing "everything possible" to ensure the release of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldiers Gilad Shalit, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, Israel Radio reported. However, in his address to Tel Aviv school pupils, Barak added that a state's independence is only assured if it is prepared to protect it. For this the state need young people who are willing to do so - even if the price is heavy, said the Defense Minister. Israel Radio reported that Barak continued on to say Russian immigration has contributed much to the IDF's combat units. Advertisement Touching on the security situation in the south of Israel, the defense minister stressed that in last month's shooting attack at the Mercaz Harav yeshiva more people were killed than were over the past four years in the rocket-battered town of Sderot. "No citizen is worth more or less than any other," he said. Israel Radio reported that Barak had also told his audience that there are no talks being held with Hamas. The radio station quoted the Defense Minister as saying that Israel will not return to the negotiating table with Hamas until it recognizes the state's existence, except to negotiate Gilad Shalit's release. Related articles: Sources: Hamas gives Israel letter from Gilad Shalit Shalit's father expresses hope Hamas is willing to negotiate The new Russian refuseniks Russian Jews concerned over wave of anti-Semitic incidents Bookmark to del.icio.us   Bread will abound J'lem court allows pizzerias, bakeries to sell leavened products during Passover. The looking glass A T.A. film festival tackles Israel's hardest issues from war to polygamy.   1.   Sderot and Mercaz Harav 20:24  |  Buzaglow 03/04/08   2.   Isr. needs brave leaders willing to protect her. 20:56  |  S Gilbert 03/04/08   3.   key word RUSSIAN 21:05  |  sam i am 03/04/08   4.   Preparing for the next battle 21:24  |  Natallie Durson 03/04/08   5.   How long are you gonna defend? 21:24  |  Zac 03/04/08   6.   Collective belonging 21:32  |  Gilad 03/04/08   7.   Young people willing to protect Israel. 21:46  |  isaac 03/04/08   8.   Hard To Get People In The IDF When The Leaders Are Cowards 21:56  |  Dish It Out 03/04/08   9.   Barak and his stupid gimmicks 22:20  |  Ulf 03/04/08   10.   Israel doesn`t need insane leaders,like PM,FM,DM,am 22:58  |  Sal 03/04/08   11.   Israel needs a government that can protect it`s citizens. 23:02  |  Gary A., MD 03/04/08   12.   Israel needs more Israelites, Missionary Messianic Israelites 01:03  |  JI aka Yussef Gideon 04/04/08   13.   Protection for Israel against one firecracker! 01:28  |  Maureen Ann 04/04/08   14.   Existence of Hamas 01:44  |  Zev 04/04/08   15.   Gilad - about belonging 02:25  |  Gideon 04/04/08   16.   Israel needs leaders willing to protect it 02:27  |  Dennie 04/04/08   17.   Israel needs young people willing to protect it 03:45  |  Steven 04/04/08   18.   Mr. Barak, didn`t u always say "RESTRAINT IS STRENGTH" ?!? 04:10  |  amir 04/04/08   19.   What Israel needs more 04:22  |  Mark Lincoln 04/04/08   20.   what a sick maniac go to school boys and girls talk about wars 04:33  |  Moise 04/04/08   21.   protection 04:50  |  colin 04/04/08   22.   YES, WE NEED LOTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE 15:53  |  Robert 04/04/08

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