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
efforts leave stone unturned
We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to reinvigorate the process,
achieved effort goals last major violence
We have achieved our goals at this summit, ... We have a major concentrated effort to put an end of the violence of the last two weeks.
efforts peace towards
for constructive efforts towards a comprehensive and just peace.
effort situation support violence
support the American effort to put an end to the violence and to stabilize the situation on the ground.
effort intensive last reach round start
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,
best effort promise reach
I don't promise you peace. I promise you a best effort to reach it if it's possible,
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.
close moment move opportunity peace toward window
We will not for a moment close the window ... when this is an opportunity to move toward a peace process,
drag feet intend three
we do not intend to drag our feet for another three years.
highly needs president respect time
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.
events helping
These events are not helping to put an end to violence,
mount temple
The Temple Mount is (the) only place under dispute,
arafat eyes filters ideas israelis mask president ready reality remove stand weigh
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).