We can never totally return to the indefensible pre-1967 borders, ... We simply cannot afford to make Israel [9 miles] wide again at its center. We can't allow the Palestinians to be a couple [miles] from [Tel Aviv's] Ben Gurion Airport in the age of shoulder-fire missiles with the capacity to shoot down jumbo jets. But that doesn't mean we must remain in every corner of the West Bank or in Gaza, where fewer than 10,000 Jews, living next to 1.3 million Palestinians, have been protected by twice as many soldiers.
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EHUD BARAK If Israel does not find the way to disengage from the Palestinians, its future might resemble the ex... EHUD BARAK I will not discuss future hypothetical situations. EHUD BARAK Israel cannot afford to be duped. EHUD BARAK Prime Minister, you have blood on your hands. EHUD BARAK At this place, Jews have prayed throughout the generations, and it is fitting that the message of br... EHUD BARAK The red line must be drawn on Iran's nuclear enrichment program because these enrichment facilit... EHUD BARAK a gimmick that has no importance. EHUD BARAK I am confident the Obama administration will work professionally with any Israeli government. EHUD BARAK I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both priva... EHUD BARAK The Palestinian Authority cannot hold the stick at both ends: to incite violence, to participate in ... EHUD BARAK I don't think the CIA should be involved in counting the number of policemen in the Gaza Strip to ch... EHUD BARAK One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's mov... EHUD BARAK There is a perception across the Middle East that America is weakened. I believe the perception is w... EHUD BARAK The role of Europe, with Great Britain as a central player in it, could be to create an atmosphere o... EHUD BARAK I still believe that Mr. Assad is a strong and reliable leader, ... He is the Syrian leader with who... EHUD BARAK The Temple Mount is (the) only place under dispute, EHUD BARAK Israel is much more effective when the Israelis are convinced that we are on the moral high ground: ... EHUD BARAK I'm no wealthier than Bibi Netanyahu or Arik Sharon. I don't feel that I'm more hedonist... EHUD BARAK we do not intend to drag our feet for another three years. EHUD BARAK As a political leader, he is almost personally the dominant figure in every blunder that we have got... EHUD BARAK I have to say in anguish that we have not yet succeeded, ... because we did not find a partner that ... EHUD BARAK The people of the Middle East are ready for the dawn of a new era, ... I believe it is our duty, lea... EHUD BARAK Your sensitivity, your gestures conquered the hearts of all Israelis. EHUD BARAK Once there will be an agreement, if and when there will be an agreement, the enthusiasm within the p... EHUD BARAK We want peace, but not at any price. EHUD BARAK I believe the most complicated issue is Jerusalem , ... But I believe that if there will be a breakt... EHUD BARAK hopeful that, in response to our readiness to take calculated risk, without violating our national i... EHUD BARAK We came here to recommit to his way, we came here to tell him, 'Yitzhak, your way has won out, and w... EHUD BARAK I cannot penetrate the soul of Arafat. I cannot know in advance whether, behind all the masks, he... EHUD BARAK The Syrian rebels, weakened by infighting, have also been victims of the growing rift between the U.... EHUD BARAK We are filled with confidence that we will not let this opportunity get away from us. This time we w... EHUD BARAK We came to tell you we are not afraid, EHUD BARAK We do not lose hope, EHUD BARAK Jerusalem and the Temple Mount are the cornerstones of Jewish identity. No Israeli prime minister wi... EHUD BARAK Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability. EHUD BARAK Time is running out, and I don't believe that President Clinton or Israel will be able to negotiate,... EHUD BARAK I feel that the Israeli people want to see a new way of governing. The people want to see change, un... EHUD BARAK I came here as a messenger of the people of Israel who have called for change and renewal. And I am ... EHUD BARAK The true path requires courage ... and it is possible that the public is not fully ready for the pai... EHUD BARAK In fact, we have finished displaying our positions. We displayed our readiness to examine ideas and ... EHUD BARAK I'm sure that the people, like me, will stand by this government and do everything we can to help it... EHUD BARAK Our children have to be educated in the values of equality, freedom of choice and democracy, EHUD BARAK I suggest to everyone that you look less at gestures and more at action on the ground, ... Everythin... EHUD BARAK There is a golden opportunity with Arafat in power, with Clinton still in power, with this governmen... EHUD BARAK There are no negotiations, ... There are no discussions about renewing negotiations and first of all... EHUD BARAK There is no failure, even though the level of expectation is very low. EHUD BARAK In order to cooperate with him, you cannot weaken him beyond a certain point, you cannot humiliate h... EHUD BARAK no reason to wait. EHUD BARAK tough diplomatic battle. 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EHUD BARAK What we have is a bad atmosphere building up all over the Middle East, we have a new climate in whic... EHUD YAARI It is a mathematical model of computation that is defined by a mathematical set of rules. By specify... EHUD SHAPIRO This re-designed device uses its DNA input as its source of fuel. EHUD SHAPIRO People are worried that fiber to the curb goes away. I don't think it's true. EHUD GELBLUM In fact, we had a hard time counting all the ways (Chief Executive John) Chambers basically said Cis... EHUD GELBLUM arbitrator, policeman and judge. EHUD BARAK Since the Six-Day War, the whole world, which is the real arena of battle between us and the Palesti... EHUD BARAK The Labor party under my leadership is working to bring the Israeli people together from all nationa... EHUD BARAK I believe President Obama means everything he says about sticking to the unprecedented backing of Is... EHUD BARAK We are living in an open world. 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