Israel is worried that a right-wing extremist may try to assassinate Prime Minister Ehud Barak, a top defense official said Thursday. Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh said the atmosphere in Israel is similar to the climate before the November 1995 assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
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