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" The Islamization process in Arab countries is very disturbing. "
Ehud Barak
Process
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" Yes, the world is short of perfect. "
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" International legitimacy is a fundamental source of power for Israel nowadays. "
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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. "
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" The Middle East is a region where predictions go to die. "
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" Sometimes you have to subordinate strategic considerations to tactical needs. "
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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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" Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced. "
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" When an army doesn't want to fight, you don't need much experience to win. "
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" 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. "
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" We want peace, but not at any price. "
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" Iran sees India, China, Pakistan and, allegedly, Israel around them with nuclear weapons. "
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" A strong, responsible Israel can become a stabilizer in such a turbulent region. "
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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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" Benjamin Netanyahu seems to avoid any initiative. "
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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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" They say in the Middle East a pessimist is simply an optimist with experience. "
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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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Israel
" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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 do anything to impress anyone, quite successfully I can tell you. "
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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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" 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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" One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's moves. "
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" If you establish a right unity government, you create an effective platform to make... decisions because you have wider support of your own party. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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