Ami Ayalon
Ami Ayalon
Amihai "Ami" Ayalonis an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. He was previously head of the Shin Bet, Israel's secret service, and commander-in-chief of the Navy. He came in second to Ehud Barak in a Labor party leadership election in June 2007, and was appointed a Minister without Portfolio in September 2007. He is one of the recipients of Israel's highest decoration - the Medal of Valor...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 June 1945
CountryIsrael
We should fight terror, by all means, but not at the cost of cutting off any chance of talks with the pragmatists.
To pull out of Gaza is not a policy, it is a step. Whether it is a step in the right direction toward a two-state solution or at least a step toward hope, we don't know.
We have to be capable of facing such a number.
Frustration is not a work plan.
Under questioning, a terrorist should be made to yield.
A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there.
The Labor Party is a party with no ideals, regulations or laws, and it is a party I will not be a part of.
The Labor Party is a body that does not seek political life, and does not fight for its life.
It's for the Palestinians to decide who will lead them.
In moments of pain, we seek revenge.
I am not entering politics to be another Knesset member. If I enter the political arena I want to be prime minister. Period.