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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Shimon Peres is far preferable to Sharon and Netanyahu.
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sign an agreement that I don't think is good.
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Since Arafat has wasted much of this time in dragging his feet ... we have very serious doubts about the seriousness of his intentions to reach an arrangement,
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shaping the overall strategy and the details of how to move forward.
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maybe there will be a need for a few dozens of foreign observers.
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We need to make sure that if it's possible, under these difficult circumstances, we can reach an agreement, which maintains our safety and interests. We must do everything to make that happen,
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When the time comes, I hope we'll be able to meet. It takes two to tango. I am ready, the arena is ready, maybe the dance instructor is ready, ... We have to find the opportunity to begin.
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I have always said that when we go forward, there will be attempts to torpedo the process.
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We fully realize that on the way to peace we will have to make compromises, but it is too early to define what kind of compromises, ... We will define it once we realize what President Assad is ready to give.
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Together with the president of the United States let us be able to bring peace and security to our people, ... This is an opportunity; a window of opportunity that will not reoccur.
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Together with the president of the United States, let us be able to bring peace and security to our people, ... This is an opportunity, a window of opportunity that will not reoccur.
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Within four-and-a-half months, I am determined to put an end to this tragedy in Lebanon ... and to bring the boys home.
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With revived momentum, enhanced international standing and renewed intimacy with the United States, we are at an extremely critical point in time,
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What happened at the site was a test, and not a simple one, for democracy and a red light on the road to anarchy,