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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.

Latest Articles by Barak Ravid
Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant.
U.S. intelligence chief: Iran not close to dropping nuclear plan

But adds that 'the agency assesses Iran as unlikely to initiate or intentionally provoke a conflict.'

with Natasha Mozgovaya and Avi Bar-Eli 0 comments
New Delhi bomb - AP - February 2012
Report: Mossad chief visited New Delhi days before attack on Israeli officials

Times of India claims Tamir Pardo told local officials Israelis felt safer in India than in Turkey or South America, did not provide specific warning of New Delhi attack.

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  • India: 'Well-trained person' behind terror attack at Israeli embassy
  • Netanyahu: Iran's terror acts undermine the world's stability
  • Israel's Mossad, Shin Bet failed to identify Iran terror plot
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli government sharply divided over response to Syria unrest

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman believes it is time Israel unequivocally condemns the massacres and calls on Assad to resign, while Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu prefers to remain ambiguous.

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  • UN General Assembly plans to vote on Syria resolution on Thursday
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  • Israel to let Golan Druze cross into Syria
New Delhi bomb - AP - February 2012
Five arrestedin New Delhi for car bomb attack

Israel's ambassador in New Delhi Alon Ushpiz asks India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna to authorize special security arrangements for Israeli diplomats in a bid to prevent similar attacks.

with Anshel Pfeffer 0 comments
Ahmadinejad - AFP - February 2012
Japanese Prime Minister to Barak: Don't attack Iran

Noda told the Israeli defense minister that the attacks directed at Israeli diplomatic missions in New Delhi and Tbilisi are unacceptable, but he added that Israel should exercise restraint.

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Barak in Japan Feb. 15, 2012 (Reuters)
Japan PM to Barak: Israel must not strike Iran over nuclear program

During visit to Japan, Ehud Barak says international community must work together to impose sanctions on Iran.

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  • U.S.: Iran lashing out to 'distract' from impact of sanctions
  • Ahmadinejad unveils three new Iran nuclear projects
  • Netanyahu: Iran's terror acts undermine the world's stability
  • Zvi Bar'el / In election-season Iran, domestic politics trump fear of Israeli attack
New Delhi bomb - AP - February 2012
Netanyahu: Iran's terror acts undermine the world's stability

Five arrested on suspicion of involvement in New Delhi attack against Israeli embassy; Thai police investigating Tuesday's botched bombing, one suspect reportedly fled to Malaysia.

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  • Israel's Mossad, Shin Bet failed to identify Iran terror plot
  • Israeli envoy in Thailand: Embassy was target of botched bombing attempt
Bangkok apt - Reuters - Feb 2012
Iranian hurt in attempted terror attack in Bangkok

Two Iranians arrested by Thai authorities after blast rips through apartment less than a kilometer from the Israeli embassy.

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Thailand terror - AFP - February 14, 2012
U.S. condemns Thailand terror attack, hints at Iran 'fingerprints'

State Department spokeswoman stops short of blaming Iran directly for Tuesday's botched attack in Bangkok, but says it comes on heels of other 'Iranian-linked' attacks.

with Natasha Mozgovaya and Reuters 13 comments
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  • Barak blames Iran for botched Thailand terror attack
  • Recent terror attacks have less to do with Israel than we think
  • Suspected Iranian national maimed by own bomb in Bangkok
Bangkok bomb - Reuters - Feb. 14, 2012
Barak blames Iran for botched Thailand terror attack

Defense Minister responds to Tuesday's Bangkok explosions which wounded five; says attack prove that Iran, Hezbollah continue to operate in ways of terror.

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  • Recent terror attacks have less to do with Israel than we think
  • Suspected Iranian national maimed by own bomb in Bangkok
  • Bomb-making materials found in Thailand, days after Israelis warned of possible attack
Thailand bombing - AP - Feb. 14, 2012
Suspected Iranian national maimed by own bomb in Bangkok

Senior Israeli official says Thai police believe incident was botched terror attack; five wounded in Bangkok after man reportedly tossed grenade into cab after driver refused to take him.

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  • Bomb-making materials found in Thailand, days after Israelis warned of possible attack
  • Azerbaijan: Iranian, Hezbollah operatives arrested for plotting attack against foreign targets
India terror - Reuters - February 13, 2012
India: 'Well-trained person' behind terror attack at Israeli embassy

Indian home minister says police won't stop working until they find perpetrators of attack which wounded wife of Israel's defense attache in India; several Israeli embassies abroad to work in limited capacity in fear of more attacks.

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  • TIMELINE: From Beirut to Argentina - the life of a global terrorist
  • Sources: Israel not expected to respond harshly to India, Georgia attacks
  • Israeli wounded in attack near embassy in New Delhi released from hospital
Mossad chief Tamir Pardo - Moti Milrod - 14022012
Newsweek: Israel keeping U.S. in the dark on Iran attack

According to article, Israel stops sharing plans regarding Iran in response to Obama's May 2011 speech calling Israel to negotiate peace with Palestinians based on 1967 lines.

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  • Mossad chief holds secret U.S. meetings on Iran nuclear threat, Senate panel reveals
New Delhi attack - AP - 14022012
Sources: Israel not expected to respond harshly to India, Georgia attacks

'Iran is behind these attacks; it is the largest exporter of terrorism in the world,' Netanyahu says in a meeting of his Likud Knesset faction.

with Jonathan Lis, Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel 67 comments
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  • Israeli wounded in attack near embassy in New Delhi released from hospital
  • A heavy atmosphere in Israel's New Delhi embassy
  • New Delhi attack reflects Iran's limited capabilities
Tal Yehoshua Koren - Courtesy - 14022012
Family says condition of Israeli injured in Delhi blast improving

Tal Yehoshua Koren, who works in the Israeli Embassy in the city, was wounded after a man on a motorcycle attached a bomb to the back of the car she was sitting in, eyewitness says.

with Revital Blumenfeld 0 comments
New Delhi bomb - AP - February 2012
A heavy atmosphere in Israel's New Delhi embassy

Israeli envoys everywhere received a painful reminder on Monday that terror attacks and assassination attempts are a real threat.

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  • New Delhi attack reflects Iran's limited capabilities
  • Israeli wounded in attack near embassy in New Delhi released from hospital
  • Netanyahu: Iran behind attack on Israeli officials in New Delhi
New Delhi
Israeli wounded in attack near embassy in New Delhi released from hospital

Tali Yehoshua-Koren, wife of an Israeli diplomat, was moderately wounded when a car bomb exploded outside of Israel's embassy in India's capital.

with Amos Harel and Revital Hovel 6 comments
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  • Witnesses in New Delhi say motorcyclist attached bomb to Israeli's car
  • Profile: Who was Imad Mughniyeh?
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India - AP - February 13, 2012
Witnesses in New Delhi say motorcyclist attached bomb to Israeli's car

Tali Yehoshua-Koren, wife of the Defense Ministry's representative to India, was moderately injured outside Israel's embassy in the Indian capital; suspected attack comes with attempted attack in Georgian capital of Tbilisi.

with Amos Harel and Natasha Mozgovaya 69 comments
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  • TIMELINE: From Beirut to Argentina - the life of a global terrorist
  • Profile: Who was Imad Mughniyeh?
  • Wife of Israeli diplomat wounded in car blast near New Delhi embassy
  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard behind attack on Israeli embassy car in New Delhi, says India Police
Benjamin Netanyahu - Reuters - 8.2.2012
Netanyahu: Iran behind attack on Israeli officials in New Delhi

In wake of car bomb attack, PM says Israel will not cease its fight against international terror, of which Iran is the 'world's greatest exporter.'

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  • Lieberman: Israel will not tolerate an attack on its diplomats abroad
  • Wife of Israeli diplomat wounded in car blast near New Delhi embassy
  • Profile: Who was Imad Mughniyeh?
Leiberman- Tomer Appelbaum
Lieberman: Israel will not tolerate an attack on its diplomats abroad

FM says attack on Israeli official in India, attempted attack in Georgia show Israel and its citizens face daily threat of terror, both physical and diplomatic.

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  • Wife of Israeli diplomat wounded in car blast near New Delhi embassy
Tali Yehoshua-Koren - February 13, 2012
Wife of Israeli diplomat wounded in car blast near New Delhi embassy

Suspected attack comes with attempted attack in Georgian capital of Tbilisi; both incidents come one day after 4-year anniversary of Hezbollah's deputy leader's assassination.

with Amos Harel 36 comments
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  • TIMELINE: From Beirut to Argentina - the life of a global terrorist
  • Profile: Who was Imad Mughniyeh?
  • Israel fears Hezbollah behind terror threats on its embassies
  • Israel Ministry warns of terror plot against Israelis in Bulgaria
mossad - Moti Milrod - December 30 2010
Report: Mossad chief's secret U.S. visit meant to gauge American response to Israeli attack on Iran

The Daily Beast report follows disclosure of Tamir Pardo's clandestine meetings in Washington last month during Senate panel hearing.

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  • Iran rebukes Azerbaijan for allegedly aiding Israel's Mossad
  • Iran preparing 'suicide boats' in case of Strait of Hormuz conflict, U.S. official says
Netanyahu and Abbas
Netanyahu: Abbas has turned his back on peace with Israel

PM responds to Palestinian president's speech in which he says that peace talks cannot resume without Israeli settlement freeze; Netanyahu accuses Abbas of effectively embracing Iran through his link to Hamas.

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  • Khamenei pledges Iranian support to Palestinian 'resistance' against Israel
Hillary Clinton Avigdor Lieberman -  Reuters - 08022012
Lieberman and the visit to the grave of the Ribnitzer Rebbe

After his visit to Washington, during which he met with Secretary of State Clinton, the FM paid a visit to the grave of Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz in the town of Monsey, New York.

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  • Lieberman thanks Clinton for U.S. stand on Iran
Ahmadinejad, Assad
Haaretz exclusive: Syria documents show Iran helping Assad to sidestep sanctions

Documents leaked following cyber-attack by hacker group Anonymous, show Tehran has given Assad more than $1b in effort to overcome oil embargo.

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  • Turkey working to recognize Syria opposition as country's official leaders
  • War games on two fronts
  • WikiLeaks begins releasing millions of documents, emails linked to Syria regime
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