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
ball few imagine openness weeks within
The ball is on the other side, and I imagine that within a few weeks we will know if there is or is not an openness and a flexibility,
believe leader peace reliable strong syrian whom
I still believe that Mr. Assad is a strong and reliable leader, ... He is the Syrian leader with whom a comprehensive peace could be started.
respect spoken verdict voters
The voters have spoken and I respect the verdict of democracy,
accept side
that if the other side agrees to accept the (ideas) as they are, then we too will need to accept them.
effort situation support violence
support the American effort to put an end to the violence and to stabilize the situation on the ground.
blood cause paid
The real cause is Arafat, ... paid with the blood of his people.
change demanded dramatic
There are no negotiations, ... There are no discussions about renewing negotiations and first of all, we have demanded that first there must be a dramatic change in the violence.
anyone dares defense deployed deserves hurt lebanon obligation promise
We really do see it as the government's obligation on the day after the withdrawal from Lebanon to promise two things, ... the first that the IDF (Israeli Defense Force) will really be deployed on the border, and anyone that dares think to hurt us will get what he deserves with all our might.
venture lectures finance
I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.
military sky the-end-of-the-day
But at the end of the day, when the military command looks up, it sees us — the minister of defense and the prime minister. When we look up, we see nothing but the sky above us.
writing want good-times
I want to study, to write to live and have a good time.
real war believe
Since the Six-Day War, the whole world, which is the real arena of battle between us and the Palestinians, believes that Israel is right in regard to procedure, namely problems and disputes should be solved around the negotiating table.
impress i-can
I don't do anything to impress anyone, quite successfully I can tell you.
sides rivals politician
I'm such a failed politician that all of my rivals have disappeared, on both sides.