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" I'm such a failed politician that all of my rivals have disappeared, on both sides. "
Ehud Barak
Rivals
Both Sides
Politician
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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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" Israel's secret services are allowed to profile. "
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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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" There is no entity in the world that will dare attack Israel with chemical weapons. "
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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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" 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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" I'm no wealthier than Bibi Netanyahu or Arik Sharon. I don't feel that I'm more hedonistic than Ehud Olmert, or Yitzhak Rabin or Shimon Peres. "
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" Ladies and gentlemen, the relevant question is not when Iran will get the bomb. The relevant question is at what stage can we no longer stop Iran from getting the bomb. "
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" I don't feel opportunistic ever, in anything. "
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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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" I fought against Palestinians. I saw them. "
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" I am the Israeli leader who met most with Arafat. "
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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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" I don't hate people. I just accept missions. "
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Just
Missions
" Benjamin Netanyahu seems to avoid any initiative. "
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" I'm not afraid of elections. I've won every election I've fought in. "
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Won
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" A strong, responsible Israel can become a stabilizer in such a turbulent region. "
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Israel
Responsible
" Israel is the strongest nation in the Middle East, but we have to apply our strength wisely. "
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Middle
" I tend not to believe radical Muslim movements. "
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Muslim
Radical
" 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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" 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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Keep
" 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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Picnic
You
War
" 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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" 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 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 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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" The Islamization process in Arab countries is very disturbing. "
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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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" Hezbollah will support Assad to the end because his continuing hold on power is critical to its own survival. "
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Survival
Will
End