A drag queen during a performance at a pre Gay Pride parade party in a gay bar called Shushan in downtown Jerusalem, June 18, 2007. Gay Pride Parade is due to be held in Jerusalem on Thursday.Photo by Michal Fattal/ Flash90.

A drag queen during a performance at a pre Gay Pride parade party in a gay bar called Shushan in downtown Jerusalem, June 18, 2007. Gay Pride Parade is due to be held in Jerusalem on Thursday.Photo by Michal Fattal/ Flash90.

A drag queen during a performance at a pre Gay Pride parade party in a gay bar called Shushan in downtown Jerusalem, June 18, 2007. Gay Pride Parade is due to be held in Jerusalem on Thursday.Photo by Michal Fattal/ Flash90.

Two lesbians kiss during a performance at a pre gay pride parade party in a gay bar called Shushan in downtown Jerusalem,, June 18, 2007. Gay Pride Parade is due to be held in Jerusalem on Thursday.Photo by Michal Fattal/ Flash90.

A drag queen during a performance at a pre Gay Pride parade party in a gay bar called Shushan in downtown Jerusalem, June 18, 2007. Gay Pride Parade is due to be held in Jerusalem on Thursday.Photo by Michal Fattal/ Flash90.

A drag queen during a performance at a pre Gay Pride parade party in a gay bar called Shushan in downtown Jerusalem, June 18, 2007. Gay Pride Parade is due to be held in Jerusalem on Thursday.Photo by Michal Fattal/ Flash90.

A drag queen during a performance at a pre Gay Pride parade party in a gay bar called Shushan in downtown Jerusalem, June 18, 2007. Gay Pride Parade is due to be held in Jerusalem on Thursday.Photo by Michal Fattal/ Flash90.

Ehud Barak (R), former Israeli prime minister and Labor party leader, and Defence Minister Amir Peretz (L) attend a party meeting in the parliament in Jerusalem June 18, 2007. Barak will be named Israel's defense minister this week in a reshuffle of the coalition cabinet rushed through in response to Palestinian factional warfare in Gaza. Photo By Orel Cohen/FLASH90

Ehud Barak (R), former Israeli prime minister attends a party meeting in the parliament in Jerusalem June 18, 2007. Barak will be named Israel's defense minister this week in a reshuffle of the coalition cabinet rushed through in response to Palestinian factional warfare in Gaza. Photo By Orel Cohen/FLASH90

Ehud Barak (L), former Israeli prime minister and Labour party leader, and Defense Minister Amir Peretz (R) attend a party meeting in the parliament in Jerusalem June 18, 2007. Barak will be named Israel's defense minister this week in a reshuffle of the coalition cabinet rushed through in response to Palestinian factional warfare in Gaza. Photo By Orel Cohen/FLASH90

Ehud Barak, former Israeli prime minister attends a party meeting in the parliament in Jerusalem June 18, 2007. Barak will be named Israel's defense minister this week in a reshuffle of the coalition cabinet rushed through in response to Palestinian factional warfare in Gaza. Photo By Orel Cohen/FLASH90

Ehud Barak, former Israeli prime minister attends a party meeting in the parliament in Jerusalem June 18, 2007. Barak will be named Israel's defense minister this week in a reshuffle of the coalition cabinet rushed through in response to Palestinian factional warfare in Gaza. Photo By Orel Cohen/FLASH90

Newly-appointed Israeli Defense Minister and newly-elected Labor Party leader Ehud Barak is congratulated after a swearing in ceremony at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, June 18, 2007. Israel's parliament on Monday confirmed the appointment of Ehud Barak as defense minister, consolidating the political comeback of the former prime minister at a time of heightened security concerns on Israel's southern and northern borders. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Newly-appointed Israeli Defense Minister and newly-elected Labor Party leader Ehud Barak is congratulated after a swearing in ceremony at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, June 18, 2007. Israel's parliament on Monday confirmed the appointment of Ehud Barak as defense minister, consolidating the political comeback of the former prime minister at a time of heightened security concerns on Israel's southern and northern borders. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Newly-appointed Israeli Defense Minister and newly-elected Labor Party leader Ehud Barak is congratulated after a swearing in ceremony at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, June 18, 2007. Israel's parliament on Monday confirmed the appointment of Ehud Barak as defense minister, consolidating the political comeback of the former prime minister at a time of heightened security concerns on Israel's southern and northern borders. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Ehud Barak, one of Israel's most decorated soldiers and a former Israeli Prime Minister, smiles as he takes his seat in the Israeli government cabinet section in the Knesset (Parliament) in Jerusalem, after taking office, 18 June 2007. Barak recently won the leadership of the Labor party and was brought into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government just days after the Hamas faction took control of the Gaza Strip. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Ehud Barak, one of Israel's most decorated soldiers and a former Israeli Prime Minister, smiles as he takes his seat in the Israeli government cabinet section in the Knesset (Parliament) in Jerusalem, after taking office, 18 June 2007. Barak recently won the leadership of the Labor party and was brought into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government just days after the Hamas faction took control of the Gaza Strip. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Ehud Barak, one of Israel's most decorated soldiers and a former Israeli Prime Minister, smiles as he takes his seat in the Israeli government cabinet section in the Knesset (Parliament) in Jerusalem, after taking office, 18 June 2007. Barak recently won the leadership of the Labor party and was brought into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government just days after the Hamas faction took control of the Gaza Strip. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Ehud Barak, one of Israel's most decorated soldiers and a former Israeli Prime Minister, signs the swearing in documents as he becomes the new Israeli Defense Minister on 18 June 2007. Barak recently won leadership in the Labor party and was brought into Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government just days after the Hamas faction took control of the Gaza Strip. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Israel's new Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and newly elected Labor party leader, (C) is congratulated by the outgoing defense minister Amir Peretz after he was sworn in by the Israeli parliament or Knesset in Jerusalem 18 June 2007. Barak's appointment as defense minister made earlier than expected, was "because of the new situation that has evolved," one official said, alluding to the dramatic and bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. The 65-year-old, who is Israel's most decorated soldier, retired from public life in the wake of the failed Camp David peace talks with the Palestinians in 2000 which led to the outbreak of the second Palestinian uprising in September. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Israel's new Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and newly elected Labor party leader, (C) is congratulated on the phone by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert after he was sworn in by the Israeli parliament or Knesset in Jerusalem 18 June 2007. Barak's appointment as defense minister made earlier than expected, was "because of the new situation that has evolved," one official said, alluding to the dramatic and bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. The 65-year-old, who is Israel's most decorated soldier, retired from public life in the wake of the failed Camp David peace talks with the Palestinians in 2000 which led to the outbreak of the second Palestinian uprising in September. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Israel's new Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and newly elected Labor party leader, (C) receives a phone call by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is in United States, after he was sworn in by the Israeli parliament or Knesset in Jerusalem 18 June 2007. Barak's appointment as defense minister made earlier than expected, was "because of the new situation that has evolved," one official said, alluding to the dramatic and bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. The 65-year-old, who is Israel's most decorated soldier, retired from public life in the wake of the failed Camp David peace talks with the Palestinians in 2000 which led to the outbreak of the second Palestinian uprising in September. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Israel's new Defense Minister Ehud Barak, and newly elected Labor party leader, kisses Dalia Itzik the Speaker of the Knesset after he was sworn in by the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem 18 June 2007. Barak's appointment as defense minister made earlier than expected, was "because of the new situation that has evolved," one official said, alluding to the dramatic and bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. The 65-year-old, who is Israel's most decorated soldier, retired from public life in the wake of the failed Camp David peace talks with the Palestinians in 2000 which led to the outbreak of the second Palestinian uprising in September. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi /Flash90

Na'im, a father to a baby who died in Tel Hashomer hospital, carries his dead son in a blue sheet at Erez Checkpoint, June 18 2007. The father waited at the checkpoint for hours until he received permission to continue his way back to Gaza. Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90