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" International legitimacy is a fundamental source of power for Israel nowadays. "
Ehud Barak
Power
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" Russians in top positions always told me, 'We don't want to deal with our allies the way that the Americans dealt with Mubarak,' which is a very live example in the minds of many. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" I cannot penetrate the soul of Arafat. I cannot know in advance whether, behind all the masks, he's the kind of leader who can reach an agreement or whether he wants to be the Moses of the Palestinians, staying in front of the river and not crossing into the promised land. "
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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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" I am confident the Obama administration will work professionally with any Israeli government. "
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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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" Israel is the strongest nation in the Middle East, but we have to apply our strength wisely. "
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" When you launch a surgical operation, you must already be well deployed to follow it through with larger forces. That complicates matters: you need to be ready for a full-fledged campaign on the operational level and have the diplomatic backing lined up as well. "
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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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" Toward the Palestinians, Israel can only give. But when dealing with the entire Arab world, Israel can get a lot. "
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" I don't feel opportunistic ever, in anything. "
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" I know that I am absolutely reliable. Absolutely. "
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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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" Benjamin Netanyahu seems to avoid any initiative. "
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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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" 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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" I do not believe the efforts of the international community to stop Iran's nuclear program will bear fruit. "
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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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