December 10, 2000
Ehud Barak Resigns as Prime Minister
Historical context
On 10 December 2000, Ehud Barak resigned as prime minister and called a special election.
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- December 10, 2000
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On the evening of 9 December 2000, Prime Minister Ehud Barak said on television that he would resign and lead Labor into a special election for prime minister. CNN reported that he would tell President Moshe Katsav the next morning and then submit the letter the law required. He said the election would come within 60 days and that the government would stay in office until a new one was formed.
The Jewish Virtual Library dates the resignation to 10 December 2000.
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- Barak resigns as Israeli prime minister · CNN · CNN View source
- Ehud Barak · Jewish Virtual Library · Jewish Virtual Library View source
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