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If we thought that instead of...

If we thought that instead of 200 Palestinian fatalities, 2,000 dead would put an end to the fighting at a stroke, we would use much more force.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

Until the wolf shall lay with...

Until the wolf shall lay with lamb, we'd better be the wolves.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

I compare the Middle East to ...

I compare the Middle East to a big condominium, we called shared residence? Well, you have many families that you don't like; some of them are bad families. But, unlike in a condominium, you are doomed to be with your neighbors; a person cannot choose his parents, and a nation cannot choose its neighbors, they were both there. One of them which happened to be quite problematic, short of perfect, called the Palestinians. So we have problems with them.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

I remember my days as a gradu...

I remember my days as a graduate student at Stanford, within any leading university, a very active Israeli support, for Israel, Jews fighting for the cause of Israel. Now you find Israelis, former Israelis, and Arabs, and Jews, fighting for the Palestinian cause. We are somehow losing the moral high ground, and I keep telling our people it's great to deal with propaganda, to activate many ways, to deploy PR firms all around the world.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

We are talking about a major ...

We are talking about a major change in reality that has to come about, ... We are not idiots. If it turns out that this situation where there is no partner (in peace) remains the same, then we will know what to do.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

But at the end of the day, wh...

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.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

Politics is not about schmooz...

Politics is not about schmoozing, it's about boxing. And you have to enter the arena; you have to come close enough that your face would ready the face of the other guy; and the price is that he can reach your face.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

Israel is surrounded by a rag...

Israel is surrounded by a raging sea, parts of which are not willing to accept us as a partner with equal rights among the nations. The reality we live in presents us with profound challenges, the need to effectively use all of our resources, and the need to prepare for any development, near or far. The IDF will protect the security and the future of the state. The IDF will provide the response when the order is given.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

For three years now, probably...

For three years now, probably more, there is a clear common interest developed between Israel and the leading Sunni moderate entities. The Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan. And the common interest is to block radical Muslim terror, to counter the Iranian hegemonic and nuclear intentions, and to join hands in a huge infrastructure project from water, energy, transportation, whatever, in the whole Middle East.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

Geopolitics needs not just rh...

Geopolitics needs not just rhetoric, not just certain instincts, not just political skillful manipulation; it needs vision and what the Germans call erdung - you have to be connected to the ground always. You cannot float on your wishful thinking and hope that some miracles will become reality.

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Unfortunately, you cannot let...

Unfortunately, you cannot let your neck be kind of cut as a gesture for your neighbor, even if it's a good neighbor.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

The aim of the Palestinian te...

The aim of the Palestinian terror is not just to kill Israelis but also to break the will of Israeli society in order to dictate a political solution. Israel should never yield to this terror campaign.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

The Palestinian Authority can...

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 55 quotes

I believe President Obama mea...

I believe President Obama means everything he says about sticking to the unprecedented backing of Israel and keeping all options on the table against Tehran, as well as countering its adventures in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

There is a perception across ...

There is a perception across the Middle East that America is weakened. I believe the perception is wrong. The United States remains the world's mightiest military, economic and diplomatic power by far, with reach and abilities beyond rival.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

Once Iraq becomes a nuclear p...

Once Iraq becomes a nuclear power, the very decision to go to war against it would become a totally different ball game.

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Israel's secret services are ...

Israel's secret services are allowed to profile.

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Leadership can change its min...

Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

It's the role of a government...

It's the role of a government to defend its soldiers and its citizens.

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ISIS has never fought a real ...

ISIS has never fought a real battle.

Ehud Barak 55 quotes

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