Ex-premier in line for a comeback
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak announced his much anticipated return to politics, saying he would seek leadership of the Labor Party in a first step toward a possible bid for the country’s highest office.
The announcement by Barak, 63, one of Israel’s best-known figures, shook up the race for the top spot in the Labor Party, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s main coalition partner.
Labor Party primaries are set for May.
Barak spent nearly six years in political exile after he was crushed by Ariel Sharon in a 2001 election.
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