Israel's former PM Ehud Barak: 'Netanyahu doesn't have the trust of the people or the army' In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israel's former premier Ehud Barak said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has neither the trust of the Israeli people nor that of the army following a devastating attack by Hamas last week. He also said Israel had no choice but to launch a ground offensive in Gaza in response if it wants to defeat Hamas definitively.