Israel's Barak defiant after criticism over Epstein links
Published Date: 7/17/2019
Source: news.yahoo.com
Former Israeli premier Ehud Barak, who is challenging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in upcoming elections, made an impassioned denial Wednesday of impropriety in his ties to disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein and hinted that Netanyahu was fanning media flames. Barak, who has returned to politics ahead of September 17 elections as a fierce Netanyahu critic, has been the subject of reports highlighting his business ties with Epstein, who has been charged with sex trafficking of minors in the United States. Speaking at a rally of his Israel Democratic Party late Wednesday, Barak said that he found any exploitation of women repugnant.