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
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implement a peace agreement with Arafat behind closed doors.
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an end to the tragedy. We are bringing the boys home.
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shaping the overall strategy and the details of how to move forward.
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Once there will be an agreement, if and when there will be an agreement, the enthusiasm within the people to accept it, even if it is a painful one, once it puts an end to the conflict I believe the Knesset will be with us and if not we will know what to do,
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And all that has no connection with our sovereignty. No one will touch and take away our sovereignty over the Western Wall or the Jewish Quarter or on the Mount of Olives.
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You want elections -- I'm prepared for elections, ... I'm not afraid of elections ... I'm proud of what I've done and what my government has done.
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maybe there will be a need for a few dozens of foreign observers.
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The ball is on the other side, and I imagine that within a few weeks we will know if there is or is not an openness and a flexibility,
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The true path requires courage ... and it is possible that the public is not fully ready for the painful truth, ... The truth will prevail.
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These comments have, of course, no connection to reality, and it would have been better if they would have never been said,
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In order to receive a new mandate from the nation for the way in which I lead ... I decided to submit my resignation,
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Friends, this is a time of emergency, and in an emergency, brothers walk together,
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I am optimistic but I know that only with true hard work on the details will we be able to win.
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In order not to have a split and divided city and in order to have free access to everyone to the sacred places, we need to respect the right of the believers and we have to find a way that the practical day-to-day administration of the Old City will be shared administratively,