Rick Goldman was involved with an event where Ehud Barak spoke. Ehud Barak told the audience about how he led Israel's elite anti-terrorist unit and, on one occasion, successfully stormed a hijacked airliner in Tel Aviv.

He also told about the time he disguised himself as a woman and led a raid against the organization that murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. This incident was portrayed in the 2005 Academy Award-nominated film, Munich, directed by Steven Spielberg.

Barak additionally served his country as Minister of the Interior, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Defense Minister.