Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak, born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011. He previously held the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Benjamin Netanyahu's second government from 2009 to 2013...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth12 February 1942
CountryIsrael
evaluate needed peace situation time
We will take time out to re-evaluate the situation of the peace process, ... as much time as is needed to evaluate the situation.
five intend red states united
We will go to the United States with five red lines, and we intend to come back with them,
dozens few foreign maybe
maybe there will be a need for a few dozens of foreign observers.
far preferable sharon
Shimon Peres is far preferable to Sharon and Netanyahu.
agreement sign
sign an agreement that I don't think is good.
arafat doubts dragging feet intentions reach serious since time wasted
Since Arafat has wasted much of this time in dragging his feet ... we have very serious doubts about the seriousness of his intentions to reach an arrangement,
details move overall shaping strategy
shaping the overall strategy and the details of how to move forward.
approach believes emphasis legitimate movement security
legitimate movement that believes in security and peace; they have differences of emphasis and approach from ours.
hands lay lowly punish severity
lay its hands on the lowly murderers and will punish them with all severity of the law.
venture lectures finance
I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.
military sky the-end-of-the-day
But at the end of the day, when the military command looks up, it sees us — the minister of defense and the prime minister. When we look up, we see nothing but the sky above us.
writing want good-times
I want to study, to write to live and have a good time.
real war believe
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.
impress i-can
I don't do anything to impress anyone, quite successfully I can tell you.