Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak, born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011. He previously held the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Benjamin Netanyahu's second government from 2009 to 2013...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth12 February 1942
CountryIsrael
evaluate needed peace situation time
We will take time out to re-evaluate the situation of the peace process, ... as much time as is needed to evaluate the situation.
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We will stand firm fighting against terror until the circumstances will become right for resumption of negotiations, ... It's only negotiations and peaceful agreement that will solve the problem from its very roots.
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We will not for a moment close the window ... when this is an opportunity to move toward a peace process,
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we do not intend to drag our feet for another three years.
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We highly respect (Syrian) President (Hafez) Assad and if he needs some time before the negotiation is resumed we will respect it and we will wait. We will be there when they are ready.
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These events are not helping to put an end to violence,
mount temple
The Temple Mount is (the) only place under dispute,
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I stand my ground, look reality in the eye, remove the mask from (Palestinian President Yasser) Arafat , remove the filters from the eyes of Israelis and I am ready to weigh ground-breaking ideas (for peace).
continue follower
I see myself as (Rabin's) follower and the one to continue his legacy,
conscious fits pain stand
The whole significance of the compromise, all the pain that it comprises, is the conscious stand before reality, even if it never fits the dream,
delicate run
the very delicate negotiations that we have to run with the Palestinians.
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The rise in power of an extreme right-wing party in Austria is a highly disturbing signal coming from Austria, but it also shows signs of raising its head in other countries,
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The right thing to do now is a national emergency government, even if it takes three or four days to set up. I repeat my call today for all the party leaders to prepare to enter such a government.
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Even if I stay with nine (Cabinet) ministers and one-quarter of the Knesset behind me, we will do it,