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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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" The first intifada, I was then commander of Central Command, commanding the West Bank, basically. And I know to what extent the first intifada was a popular uprising. "

Ehud Barak

Commander

First

Bank

" 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. "

" The Islamization process in Arab countries is very disturbing. "

" Israel's secret services are allowed to profile. "

" 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. "

" The red line must be drawn on Iran's nuclear enrichment program because these enrichment facilities are the only nuclear installations that we can definitely see and credibly target. "

" I tend not to believe radical Muslim movements. "

" Unfortunately, you cannot let your neck be kind of cut as a gesture for your neighbor, even if it's a good neighbor. "

" Israel always has a special filter to look at things, and that is the attitude toward Jews. "

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

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

Ehud Barak

Know

Israel

" 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. "

" An independent, strong, thriving and peaceful State of Israel is the vengeance of the dead. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Iran sees India, China, Pakistan and, allegedly, Israel around them with nuclear weapons. "

" I do not believe the efforts of the international community to stop Iran's nuclear program will bear fruit. "

" Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability. "

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

" I am the Israeli leader who met most with Arafat. "

" The Syrian rebels, weakened by infighting, have also been victims of the growing rift between the U.S. and its closest Arab allies. "

" 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. "

" I'm not afraid of elections. I've won every election I've fought in. "

" Benjamin Netanyahu seems to avoid any initiative. "

" History never repeats itself in the same way. "

" We want peace, but not at any price. "

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

" 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. "

" I will not discuss future hypothetical situations. "