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
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Hezbollah and Syria are watching closely whether we'll crack. It's the worst possible time to bring up the idea of unilateral withdrawal,
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hopeful that, in response to our readiness to take calculated risk, without violating our national interest, that the other side will be able to show some level of flexibility and openness.
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I don't promise you peace. I promise you a best effort to reach it if it's possible,
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I cannot say anything on the substance, but the talks will encompass all the issues that are on the table at this point,
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I don't think the CIA should be involved in counting the number of policemen in the Gaza Strip to check up on the Palestinians,
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I don't think that such talk helps in any way to promote the peace process,
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I am not dividing Jerusalem, I am going to make a determined attempt to put an end to the conflict,
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I am not sure any more that we must truly be worried and I don't know whether this Patriot battery must truly be bothered,
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I am optimistic but I know that only with true hard work on the details will we be able to win.
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In order not to have a split and divided city and in order to have free access to everyone to the sacred places, we need to respect the right of the believers and we have to find a way that the practical day-to-day administration of the Old City will be shared administratively,
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I know quite a few things about that. I just got a long memo and am working on it. It's best that we not say much about that.
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I knew King Hussein, and I know King Abdullah, ... When the king was on his way to die, he chose Abdullah to succeed him not because he was more intelligent than the other princes but because he knew Prince Abdullah would be the toughest of them all if the moment arrived when the Hashemite Kingdom was in danger.
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The IDF (Israeli Defense Force) will deploy itself within the security zone in a way that will ensure the defense of our settlements and borders, and we will decide on the timing of the implementation of the pullout according to the overall picture of our situation,
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The true path requires courage ... and it is possible that the public is not fully ready for the painful truth, ... The truth will prevail.