Sources close to Barak: Having him as defense minister is not so bad
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Sources close to Ehud Barak responded to criticism following his split from the Labor party, saying: "With the current situation in the Middle East, it won't be so bad if Barak is defense minister and takes care of urgent security matters."
Referring to the political process, the sources noted that "Barak and Netanyahu will continue to promote the issue, just as Barak has done up until now." (Attila Somfalvi)
