. >> in washington last week, israeli defense minister ehud barak called for u.n. sanctions against iran to compel that nation to stop its nuclear program. he talked about this and other security threats to israel during a speech to the washington institute for near east policy. this event is a little over an hour. [applause] >> the leadership of the washington institute, distinguished guests, it is great honor for me as minister of defense of israel to address you at this conference in memory of zev who in his life proved that he was worthy of the title journalist, commentator and security person. the years since he was taken have only deepened the professional vacuum that his passing created in israel probably beyond and the absence of one who was a guiding light to his colleagues. time shows us how much we need people like him h the world of military journalism and at the same time, the world of security work. as commentator, zev did not hesitate to give criticisms of israel. he was steadfast in his opinions and did not hesitate to say things neither pleasant no

. >>> israeli defense minister ehud barak is calling for new sanctions against iran to stop its nuclear. but he tells our christiane amanpour the sanctions will not be successful unless russia and china back them. israel, the u.s., and many other countries say iran is moving closer to building a nuclear weapon, a charge that iran denies. >>> the american hockey team has to settle for silver. they lost to canada in sudden death overtime today. 3-2. we're talking about the winter olympics, of course. the u.s. beat canada in the preliminaries but couldn't pull it off again for the gold. looks like president obama and canadian prime minister stephen harper are having a molson golden. the two had a friendly beer bet on that game. >>> six outgoing congressmen open up about the problems in washington. is it their fault, the media's, or yours? >> it's too easy to say congress is dysfunctional and congress is broken. too many people today are using the media to reinforce their existing beliefs and prejudices instead of looking at the other side. >>> and it is the biggest news on the d.c. social

defense minister ehud barak. [applause] >> and minister of national infrastructure, uzi landieu.he prime minister's wife, sarah netanyahu. [applause] >> now, while sarah and the prime minister obviously have accomplished a great deal in their lives, perhaps the honor they are most proud of this evening is the one recently bestowed upon their son. he won israel's prestigious national bible competition. [applause] >> this is quite an accomplishment and quite a distinction so congratulations to him and to his proud parents. [applause] >> in his long and distinguished career, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has confronted the challenges facing the jewish state with courage, with passion, and with moral clarity. as u.n. ambassador for administrator, finance administrator, opposition leader and now in his second term as prime minister, he has been pursuing peace, security, and economic growth for his country throughout nearly 30 years of public life. for decades, he has warned the world about the threat of terrorism and radical islam. he has long recognized the danger of a nu

tonight, the defense minister of israel ehud barak next. ♪ ♪ if you've had a coke in the last 20 yearscreams ) you've had a hand in giving college scholarships... and support to thousands of our nation's... most promising students. ♪ ( coca-cola 5-note mnemonic ) captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: ehud barak is the defense minuter? the coalition government of netanyahu. a former general and israel's most decorated soldier, he also leads the labour party. from 1999 to 2001 he was prime minister he tried along with president bill clinton and yasser arafat to reach a peace agreement in camp david. he's in washington with prime minister netanyahu at a moment when u.s./israel relations have been strained over israel's settlement policies in east jerusalem. netanyahu defended those poll sneeze a defiant speech at the annual aipac conference. >> the connection between the jewish people and jerusalem cannot be denied. (cheers and applause) the jewish people were building jerusalem 3,000 years ago and the jewish people a