26 January 1999Secretary of State for DefenceMoshe Arens
Appointed Minister of Defence
Historical records for Israel in 1999, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Minister of Defence
Resigns as Prime Minister of Israel
Israel elects Labor party leader and Former General Ehud Barak as Prime Minister in a landslide, Barak promises rapid progress toward peace
Barak becomes Prime Minister promising to advance negotiations with the Palestinians
Signs a memorandum with Arafat to revive delayed Oslo implementation.
Barak prepares for negotiations on final status questions left unresolved by Oslo
Appointed Prime Minister of Israel
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