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" I do not believe the efforts of the international community to stop Iran's nuclear program will bear fruit. "
Ehud Barak
Will
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" The aim of the Palestinian terror is not just to kill Israelis but also to break the will of Israeli society in order to dictate a political solution. Israel should never yield to this terror campaign. "
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" There is a perception across the Middle East that America is weakened. I believe the perception is wrong. The United States remains the world's mightiest military, economic and diplomatic power by far, with reach and abilities beyond rival. "
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" I'm such a failed politician that all of my rivals have disappeared, on both sides. "
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" Prime Minister Menachem Begin ordered the destruction of an Iraqi nuclear reactor near Baghdad in 1981. This action delayed an Iraqi bomb by at least 15 years. The whole world condemned Israel - only to realize later how farsighted it had been. "
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" 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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" I think first of all that Iran is a problem for the whole world. "
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" I respect General Halutz very much so. "
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" The Islamization process in Arab countries is very disturbing. "
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" The Syrian rebels, weakened by infighting, have also been victims of the growing rift between the U.S. and its closest Arab allies. "
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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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" There is a thin line between peace of the brave and peace of the hostage... between compromise - even calculated risk - and irresponsibility and capitulation. "
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" I'm in the government to make sure that if there's an opportunity to make peace, it won't be missed. "
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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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" There is a need to accept a limited disruption of civil liberties in order to penetrate terror. "
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" History never repeats itself in the same way. "
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" Israel's secret services are allowed to profile. "
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" I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds. "
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" I'm not a tycoon or anything like that. Does my property amount to several million dollars? Of course it does. "
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" Saddam Hussein has set an example of defiance, especially against the first President Bush, that other Arab leaders cannot and should not emulate; the example leads only to empty gestures and developmental stagnation, both of which the Arab nations have had enough of already. "
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" Toward the Palestinians, Israel can only give. But when dealing with the entire Arab world, Israel can get a lot. "
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" International legitimacy is a fundamental source of power for Israel nowadays. "
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" I have acquired - some would say deservedly - quite a few rivals: former Israeli politicians, some of whom at their height were stars beloved by large parts of the public. But today, they aren't in politics, and when they sit alone in their room, they say to themselves that Barak is the one who showed them out the door. "
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" Israel cannot afford to be duped. "
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" Sometimes you have to subordinate strategic considerations to tactical needs. "
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" War is no picnic. Wars should be prevented, and if you can't prevent them, you have to put them off. "
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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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" Either we destroy world terror or world terror will destroy us. "
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" Unfortunately, you cannot let your neck be kind of cut as a gesture for your neighbor, even if it's a good neighbor. "
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" I don't hate people. I just accept missions. "
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