Twenty-eighth government of Israel

Barak cabinet
28th Cabinet of Israel
Date formed	6 July 1999 (1999-07-06)
Date dissolved	7 March 2001 (2001-03-07)
People and organisations
Head of state	Ezer Weizman (until 13 July 2000) Moshe Katzav (after 13 July 2000)
Head of government	Ehud Barak
Member parties	One Israel Centre Party Gesher Shas Meretz National Religious Party Yisrael BaAliyah United Torah Judaism (until September 1999)
Status in legislature	Coalition government
Opposition leader	Ariel Sharon
History
Election(s)	1999
Legislature term(s)	15th Knesset
Predecessor	27th government
Successor	29th government

The twenty-eighth government of Israel was formed by Ehud Barak of One Israel on 6 July 1999 after his victory in the May election for Prime Minister. Alongside One Israel (an alliance of the Labor Party, Meimad and Gesher), Barak included Shas, Meretz, Yisrael BaAliyah, the Centre Party, the National Religious Party and United Torah Judaism in his coalition. The parties formed a center-left coalition.^[1] United Torah Judaism left the government in September 1999 due to a dispute over the transport of a turbine on Shabbat.^[2]

Following the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, the government began to fall apart. Barak called a special election for Prime Minister in February 2001, which he lost to Likud leader Ariel Sharon. Sharon went on to form the twenty-ninth government on 7 March.

Israeli government formation, 1999

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Nominee Ehud Barak Benjamin Netanyahu Party One Israel Likud Popular vote 1,791,020 1,402,474 Percentage 56.1% 43.9%

Prime Minister before election Benjamin Netanyahu Likud Elected Prime Minister Ehud Barak One Israel