JERUSALEM -- Defense Minister Ehud Barak plunged Israel into political turmoil today when he abruptly announced he was leaving the center-left Labor Party to form a new party.
Ehud Barak |
Eight party members, including three cabinet ministers, quit the government, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a narrower parliamentary majority.
"We are embarking on a new path," Barak told a news conference. 'We want to wake up without having to compromise, apologize and explain." /Aol News.