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" Assad wanted Israel to capitulate in advance to all his demands. Only then would he agree to enter into substantive negotiations. I couldn't agree to this. "
Ehud Barak
Then
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" I know that I am absolutely reliable. Absolutely. "
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" I became a prime minister within four-and-a-half years, the shortest kind of career ever in Israeli political history. "
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" The Palestinian Authority cannot hold the stick at both ends: to incite violence, to participate in it, and to tell the world how - what kind of underdog they are. "
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" Iran sees India, China, Pakistan and, allegedly, Israel around them with nuclear weapons. "
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" Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced. "
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" If you establish a right unity government, you create an effective platform to make... decisions because you have wider support of your own party. "
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" They say in the Middle East a pessimist is simply an optimist with experience. "
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" I know Fiat plans to start manufacturing cars in Iran. This is wrong. "
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" If I were a Palestinian of the right age, I'd eventually join one of the terrorist organizations. "
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" I don't do anything to impress anyone, quite successfully I can tell you. "
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" 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. "
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" I think first of all that Iran is a problem for the whole world. "
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" The Labor party under my leadership is working to bring the Israeli people together from all nationalities in the spirit of the scroll of independence. "
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" Israel will continue to act proactively to prevent the transfer of heavy missiles or advanced air defense systems from Syria to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, which, of course, carries the risk of a military showdown. "
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Will
Air
" You can easily justify to anyone about the need to keep supporting Israel. We get very generous support. We need it. "
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You
Get
Keep
" Israel fits into the zeitgeist of our era. It is true that there are demographic threats to its existence. That is why a separation from the Palestinians is a compelling imperative. "
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Existence
Israel
" I believe President Obama means everything he says about sticking to the unprecedented backing of Israel and keeping all options on the table against Tehran, as well as countering its adventures in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq. "
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Believe
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" To think that you can - as a Zionist, Jewish independent state at the end of the 20th century - rule over another people for generations without having any consequences - it's ridiculous. "
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" One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's moves. "
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" In Israel, generally speaking, politics is much more familiar than any other place. We all know each other. "
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" Who can guarantee that if we allow the Palestinians to establish a state, we won't find rockets there as well, half a mile from the airport or 10 miles from Tel Aviv? "
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Airport
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" I'm not afraid of elections. I've won every election I've fought in. "
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" If Israel does not find the way to disengage from the Palestinians, its future might resemble the experience of Belfast or Bosnia - two communities bleeding each other to death for generations. "
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" I don't hate people. I just accept missions. "
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" I don't think that the Iranians, even if they got the bomb, they're going to drop it immediately on some neighbor. They fully understand what might follow. They're radical, but not total mishuginas. "
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" Benjamin Netanyahu seems to avoid any initiative. "
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" Israel cannot afford to be duped. "
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