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

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Clearly Freedom Freedom Of Speech Living Open Speculation Speech World

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

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Anyone Anything Impress Quite Successfully Tell You I Can

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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

Topics: Between Brave Calculated Calculated Risk Compromise Even Hostage Irresponsibility Line Peace Risk Thin

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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.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Authority Both Cannot Ends Hold How Incite Kind Palestinian Participate Stick Tell Underdog Violence World

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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.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Academics Among Camp Central City Even Find Here Individually Israel Leaders Major Movement Notice Painful Palestinian Peace People Politicians Price Public Short Side Square Them Thinkers Very You

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Israel will continue to act proactively to prevent the transfer of heavy missiles or advanced air defense systems from Syria to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, which, of course, carries the risk of a military showdown.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Act Advanced Air Carries Continue Course Defense Heavy Israel Lebanon Military Missiles Prevent Risk Southern Syria Systems Transfer Which Will

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I know that I am absolutely reliable. Absolutely.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Absolutely Am Know Reliable I Am

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History never repeats itself in the same way.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: History Itself Never Repeats Same Way

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

~Ehud Barak

Topics: East Experience Middle Middle East Optimist Pessimist Say Simply They Say

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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.

~Ehud Barak

Topics: Apartheid Cannot Either Entity Going Israel Jordan Long Millions Only Palestinians Political River State Territory Vote West Will

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Biography

Nationality: Israeli

Type: Statesman

Born: February 12th, 1942

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