Quotes by Ehud Barak

“Israel is the strongest nation in the Middle East, but we have to apply our strength wisely.”

“The Labor party under my leadership is working to bring the Israeli people together from all nationalities in the spirit of the scroll of independence.”

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

“I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.”

“There is a thin line between peace of the brave and peace of the hostage... between compromise - even calculated risk - and irresponsibility and capitulation.”

“If I were a Palestinian at the right age, I would have joined one of the terrorist organizations at a certain stage.”

“Israel always has a special filter to look at things, and that is the attitude toward Jews.”

“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 ...”

“אם הייתי פלסטיני בגיל המתאים, הייתי נכנס בשלב מסוים לאחד מארגוני הטרור...פעולות ארגוני הטרור הפלסטיני, הפוגעות בנשים וילדים הן חמורות, נבזיות ושפלות”

“There is another story, that we tried to impose upon him [Arafat] cantons, Bantustans. Total lie. We talked about 80%+ of the West Bank and 100% of the Gaza Strip. How can it become non-contiguous?...”

“[DONALDSON: But on Friday, you were very pessimistic. You said, No good, when someone asked you how things were going.] No, I'm saying even now, if I have to summarize the situation - in one word i...”

“The Left is acting like a young child, saying 'I want peace'... A child says 'I want candy right away,' an adult takes all of the factors into account and understands who he's dealing with.”

“Life-sustaining Zionism and the seeds of fascism cannot live together.”

“What has happened is a hostile takeover of the Israeli government by dangerous elements. And it's just the beginning.”

“This government needs to be brought down before it brings all of us down, there are no serious leaders left in the world who believe the Israeli government.”

“His knowledge of war has fed a passion for peace.”