(IsraelNN.com) There is a growing movement among Laborites to call Ehud Barak back to serve in the cabinet following the resignation of Science Minister Ophir Pines.



While some are even suggesting that Barak, a former IDF chief of staff replace party leader Amir Peretz as defense minister, Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer on Tuesday morning told Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) that while he supports Barak’s return, he does not favor handing him the defense portfolio.