Tag: Ehud Barak

Once dominant, Israel’s Labour party struggles ahead of elections

by Jonah Mandel Agence France-Presse MOTZA ILLIT, Israel (AFP) – Eyal Vardi has voted for Israel’s Labour party for most of his adult life, but the 60-year-old wants to support a winner in April 9 elections. Attending a recent open house for a candidate for another party in an affluent community west of Jerusalem, Vardi points out that Labour has all but abandoned its left-wing roots anyway. He’ll vote for the centrist Blue and White party […]