Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak
Jun 12 2008, AP

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says his Labor Party will support dissolving Israel’s parliament if Prime Minister Ehud Olmert doesn’t step aside over his latest corruption scandal.Olmert’s Kadima Party has agreed to start readying for a...

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