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" There is a thin line between peace of the brave and peace of the hostage... between compromise - even calculated risk - and irresponsibility and capitulation. "

Ehud Barak

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" One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's moves. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I will not discuss future hypothetical situations. "

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

" It's the role of a government to defend its soldiers and its citizens. "

" I don't do anything to impress anyone, quite successfully I can tell you. "

" I'm such a failed politician that all of my rivals have disappeared, on both sides. "

" Israel cannot afford to be duped. "

" I respect General Halutz very much so. "

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

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

" 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. "

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Others

" 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. "

" International legitimacy is a fundamental source of power for Israel nowadays. "

" Benjamin Netanyahu seems to avoid any initiative. "

" They say in the Middle East a pessimist is simply an optimist with experience. "

" You can easily justify to anyone about the need to keep supporting Israel. We get very generous support. We need it. "

" In Israel, there is a peace camp that can convene 200,000 people in central square of this city, on very short notice, and there is a major movement among academics, politicians, thinkers, and public leaders for peace, even at a painful price. On the Palestinian side, you can find them individually here and there, but there is no public movement. "

" 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. "