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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. "

Ehud Barak

Authority

Underdog

Violence

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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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" I have acquired - some would say deservedly - quite a few rivals: former Israeli politicians, some of whom at their height were stars beloved by large parts of the public. But today, they aren't in politics, and when they sit alone in their room, they say to themselves that Barak is the one who showed them out the door. "

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Israel