Neeman's proposal would mean that the opinions of the ministries' legal advisers would not be automatically added to proposed resolutions, except in cases when they deemed them to be unequivocally illegal.
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Barak Ravid is the diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz newspaper. He joined Haaretz in April 2007, covering the Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense, dealing with issues such as U.S.-Israeli relations, EU-Israeli relations and the peace process.
Before joining Haaretz, Barak Ravid worked for two years for Maariv daily newspaper, spending a year covering the Palestinian Authority and a year as a diplomatic correspondent.
Ravid has a BA in the history of the Middle East from the University of Tel Aviv. He served for six years as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces, and concluded his service with the rank of captain. He and his wife live in Tel Aviv.
Neeman's proposal would mean that the opinions of the ministries' legal advisers would not be automatically added to proposed resolutions, except in cases when they deemed them to be unequivocally illegal.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu indirectly responds to Defense Minister Ehud Barak's remarks, made during Sunday's cabinet meeting, saying that Palestinians are avoiding 'discourse of peace.'
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During the past week alone Netanyahu personally called two writers, an Israeli and an American, to praise them for backing his stance.
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Prime Minister's Office launches official internet, media campaign to attempt and sway Ban Ki-moon from his intention to visit the NAM conference in Tehran.
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Olmert tells crowd in northern Israeli college that the Iranian nuclear project has not 'reached a level that forces Israel to act immediately or in the near future.'
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PM accuses previous governments of neglecting investment in home front; says will appoint new home front defense minister in coming days.
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The new intelligence was introduced as a last-minute update to the special National Intelligence Estimate on the Iranian nuclear program that was submitted to U.S. President Barack Obama a week ago.
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PM argues that Ban's participation in Non-Aligned Movement summit would reward Iranian obstinacy and grant legitimacy to regime, which openly calls for annihilating Israel.
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Defense Minister Ehud Barak confirms Haaretz's report that Obama recently received an NIE report which shares Israel's view on Iran's progress toward nuclear capability; Israel, U.S. positions on Iran now closer, says Barak.
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Israeli and Bulgarian intelligence services still do not have clear evidence of Hezbollah's involvement in the attack.
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National Intelligence Estimate backs Israel's view of surprising, significant progress; 2007 NIE report claimed Iran had suspended nuclear program.
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Western diplomat and Israeli officials who asked not to be named say U.S., Britain, France, Germany and Israel share same intelligence information, agree that assessment.
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Daily Beast says Romney refuses request, saying he 'could not consider the Pollard situation because he doesn’t have access to the classified information.”
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On his Twitter and Facebook accounts, Michael Oren points his finger at the Islamic Republic, despite the fact that Defense Minister Ehud Barak attributed the attack to an al-Qaida affiliate.
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In closed forum, PM castigates defense officials, accusing them of conducting discussions on Iran in such a way as to absolve themselves of responsibility in any future commission of inquiry.
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Counter-Terrorism Bureau issues warning received new intelligence that Gaza-based Palestinian terror groups, organizations linked to Al-Qaida in Sinai planning imminent attacks on Israeli tourists there.
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Britain delivering messages between Netanyahu and Turkey's PM, but no formula has yet been found to bridge the gaps.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu says sanctions, diplomacy have had no impact on nuclear weapons program; Panetta: We will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, period.
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Egyptian president's spokesman says reports of Morsi letter to Peres, in which he wished stability and security for all of the region's nations, including Israel, did 'not correspond to reality.'
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The prime minister gives interviews to Israeli TV channels, saying reports of the top military brass opposing an Israeli strike on Iran is 'irresponsible reporting.'
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Mohammed Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood official, thanks the Israeli president for offering him blessings ahead of the month of Ramadan.
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Foreign Minister reportedly raised the issue at his meeting with the Russian president after months of frustration about the Russia Today's broadcasts.
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During a fundraiser for Jewish-American supporters, Romney hinted that the Israeli economy is prospering, unlike the Palestinian Authority's, due to superior culture.
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Steinitz cuts Defense Ministry budget by NIS 100 million after discovering that Ehud Barak would vote against the latest reforms.
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The Times of India newspaper published a report of an India Police investigation into the February attack, in which Tali Yehoshua-Koren, the wife of the Defense Ministry's representative to India, was injured.
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