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" I think first of all that Iran is a problem for the whole world. "
Ehud Barak
World
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" An independent, strong, thriving and peaceful State of Israel is the vengeance of the dead. "
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" Israel is much more effective when the Israelis are convinced that we are on the moral high ground: that we are acting not just out of might, but also out of right. "
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" History never repeats itself in the same way. "
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" I don't do anything to impress anyone, quite successfully I can tell you. "
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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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" With the globalization, it's difficult for governments to impose decisions on private companies. "
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" It's the role of a government to defend its soldiers and its citizens. "
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" The Middle East is a region where predictions go to die. "
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" I hope any government formed in Egypt will understand there is no choice but to maintain the framework of international agreements, which include the peace agreement with Israel. "
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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. "
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" We want peace, but not at any price. "
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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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" As prime minister, I was the Israeli leader who walked the greatest distance in his offers to the Palestinians. "
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Greatest
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" Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced. "
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" Yes, the world is short of perfect. "
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Yes
World
Perfect
" 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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Missed
" Toward the Palestinians, Israel can only give. But when dealing with the entire Arab world, Israel can get a lot. "
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Give
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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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Enough
Against
Empty
" I think that Jordan is strong. I think that they will hold on. I believe that they've already opened their parliament and their system, the press and others, to many voices... And I hope and wish that they will remain stable for a long time. "
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Strong
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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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Together
Spirit
" I don't hate people. I just accept missions. "
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People
Just
Missions
" 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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World
America
Reach
" As long as in this territory west of the Jordan river there is only one political entity called Israel, it is going to be either non-Jewish or non-democratic. If this bloc of millions of Palestinians cannot vote, that will be an apartheid state. "
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West
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" Israel always has a special filter to look at things, and that is the attitude toward Jews. "
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Attitude
Always
" 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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" Once Iraq becomes a nuclear power, the very decision to go to war against it would become a totally different ball game. "
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Game
Go
" I'm such a failed politician that all of my rivals have disappeared, on both sides. "
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Both Sides
Politician
" 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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Line
" Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability. "
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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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Good