Barak raises eyebrows with sale of Tel Aviv apartment

JERUSALEM _ Saying he wanted to reconnect with average Israelis, Defense Minister Ehud Barak has sold his posh, high-rise Tel Aviv apartment, which had been a source of public scorn in a country where voters traditionally like to see their leaders living as simply and modestly as they do. But the deal also allowed the former prime minister to pocket a cool $4 million profit and raised a few