Israeli - Statesman | February 12, 1942 -
I don't do anything to impress anyone, quite successfully I can tell you.
Ehud Barak
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Israel is much more effective when the Israelis are convinced that we are on the moral high ground: that we are acting not just out of might, but also out of right.
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We are living in an open world. There is a freedom of speech and, clearly, freedom of speculation.
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War is no picnic. Wars should be prevented, and if you can't prevent them, you have to put them off.
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I will not discuss future hypothetical situations.
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I'm not afraid of elections. I've won every election I've fought in.
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I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.
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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.
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I think that Jordan is strong. I think that they will hold on. I believe that they've already opened their parliament and their system, the press and others, to many voices... And I hope and wish that they will remain stable for a long time.
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Sometimes you have to subordinate strategic considerations to tactical needs.
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The first intifada, I was then commander of Central Command, commanding the West Bank, basically. And I know to what extent the first intifada was a popular uprising.
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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.
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