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
delicate run
the very delicate negotiations that we have to run with the Palestinians.
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The whole significance of the compromise, all the pain that it comprises, is the conscious stand before reality, even if it never fits the dream,
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I tell you, Yitzhak, that you are fallen dead but your spirit and will are stronger than ever, ... So today I pledge to you, to all our neighbors, and to the whole world, to travel the course you charted and to finish the journey you have led towards security and peace in the Middle East.
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I do highly appreciate the positive signals that are reaching us and the external world from Syria,
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Even if I stay with nine (Cabinet) ministers and one-quarter of the Knesset behind me, we will do it,
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The right thing to do now is a national emergency government, even if it takes three or four days to set up. I repeat my call today for all the party leaders to prepare to enter such a government.
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This government has come to its end. It might survive for another few more weeks or months but ultimately (there will be) new elections.
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I don't think the CIA should be involved in counting the number of policemen in the Gaza Strip to check up on the Palestinians,
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It is clear that the Syrians would like to have a reassessment of the situation. We fully respect them, ... I believe the negotiations will resume in the following weeks. It may take four or six weeks, but I believe they will resume.
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This is a choice between extremism ... and putting an end to the conflict (with the Palestinians).
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The voters have spoken and I respect the verdict of democracy,
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support the American effort to put an end to the violence and to stabilize the situation on the ground.
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point of equilibrium to provide us with a stable peace for generations to come.
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legitimate movement that believes in security and peace; they have differences of emphasis and approach from ours.