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Ehud Barak was an author and public figure whose professional activity spanned from 1959 to 1995. He is the author of two works, including *My Country, My Life* and *Re-ordering the World*. His writings have been referenced by 1,115 other encyclopedia articles.
Barak has expressed views on political and social issues, stating that "Life-sustaining Zionism and the seeds of fascism cannot live together." He also described political events as "a hostile takeover of the Israeli government by dangerous elements."
In a separate context, a musical group named Ehud Barak is associated with the Dominican Republic. This group has two recorded plays and two listeners on Last.fm.
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- Instance of
- human
- Named after
- Ehud
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Mishmar HaSharon
- Occupation
- military officer
- Educated at
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Political party
- Democratic Israel
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Native language
- Hebrew
- Conflict
- Six-Day War
- Military branch
- Israel Defense Forces
- Military rank
- lieutenant general
- Image
- Ehud Barak 2016 - Herzliya Conference 2016 3015 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Jerusalem
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- Commons category
- Ehud Barak
- date of birth
- 1942-02-12
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- Ehud Barak
- name in native language
- אהוד ברק
- birth name
- אהוד ברוג
- social media followers
- 189699
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- candidacy in election
- 2001 Israeli prime ministerial election
- end of work period
- 1995-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק [eˈhud baˈʁak] ; born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli former general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party between 1997 and 2001 and between 2007 and 2011. He was also Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2013.
Born in kibbutz Mishmar Hasharon, Barak is the eldest of four sons; his maternal grandparents were murdered in the Holocaust. He graduated in physics and mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and later obtained a master's in engineering-economic systems from Stanford University.
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