Will Barak run for the Labor leadership?

Former Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak is willing to run for the leadership of the Labor party – but only if other candidates withdraw from the race, Channel 2 News reported on Saturday.

Last week it was reported that MK Manuel Trajtenberg (Zionist Union) had taken upon himself an initiative to convince candidates for the Labor leadership to withdraw and back Barak. According to Saturday’s report, Trajtenberg approached some of the candidates after receiving Barak's approval to do so.