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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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" 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. "

Ehud Barak

Political

West

Vote

" 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. "

" Israel is the strongest nation in the Middle East, but we have to apply our strength wisely. "

" In Israel, generally speaking, politics is much more familiar than any other place. We all know each other. "

Ehud Barak

Know

Israel

" We are living in an open world. There is a freedom of speech and, clearly, freedom of speculation. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I am confident the Obama administration will work professionally with any Israeli government. "

" If I were a Palestinian of the right age, I'd eventually join one of the terrorist organizations. "

" I'm in the government to make sure that if there's an opportunity to make peace, it won't be missed. "

" Toward the Palestinians, Israel can only give. But when dealing with the entire Arab world, Israel can get a lot. "

" I don't feel opportunistic ever, in anything. "

" 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. "

" Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced. "

" I fought against Palestinians. I saw them. "

" Sometimes you have to subordinate strategic considerations to tactical needs. "

" 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. "

" I think first of all that Iran is a problem for the whole world. "

" 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. "

Ehud Barak

Always

Live

" Israel cannot afford to be duped. "

" Hezbollah will support Assad to the end because his continuing hold on power is critical to its own survival. "

" I know that I am absolutely reliable. Absolutely. "

Ehud Barak

I Am

Reliable

" I know Fiat plans to start manufacturing cars in Iran. This is wrong. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The Middle East is a region where predictions go to die. "

Ehud Barak

Middle

Middle East

" 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. "

Ehud Barak

War

World

" Try to think for your own why the Russians and the Chinese do not like the idea that whoever takes aggressive steps to keep order within his sovereign borders should not accept others to intervene physically. "

Ehud Barak

Why

Others

" As prime minister, I was the Israeli leader who walked the greatest distance in his offers to the Palestinians. "

" There is no entity in the world that will dare attack Israel with chemical weapons. "