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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maybe there will be a need for a few dozens of foreign observers.
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abominable crime against innocent residents on their way to work and soldiers on their way to their bases.
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The most difficult moment may not be behind us,
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It's possible within a matter of months, to achieve peace with both countries,
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this must be left to the United Nations and other parties ... we are not the ones to deal with that.
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There will be 15 months during which we will know if have agreements in the Middle East. I believe that we will have agreements,
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It's a joyful day and a painful day -- joyful because we brought the boys home, and painful that more than 1,000 of our dear sons didn't return,
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for constructive efforts towards a comprehensive and just peace.
It was difficult, but we're on the right track.
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the perception in the world was that they tried to strangle us. In Lebanon we violated this basic rule and we were unable to hold what we took.
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We are a government that does not deal with niceties of language and packaging, it deals with action, ... I have no doubt that ... we will continue on this path and, in the end, the feeling will change as well.
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We are at the start of a very intensive effort and, in a way, the last one in this round to try to reach a breakthrough,
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We are at the Rubicon and no one can cross it alone,
peace
There is no peace without a price, just as there is no peace at any cost,