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Ehud Barak
Israeli
Statesman
Born:
Feb 12
,
1942
Iran
Israel
Think
Will
World
You
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We are living in an open world. There is a freedom of speech and, clearly, freedom of speculation.
Ehud Barak
Freedom
World
Freedom Of Speech
Living
Open
Clearly
Speculation
Speech
If I were a Palestinian of the right age, I'd eventually join one of the terrorist organizations.
Ehud Barak
Age
Join
Terrorist
Were
Organizations
Eventually
Palestinian
Right
I'm no wealthier than Bibi Netanyahu or Arik Sharon. I don't feel that I'm more hedonistic than Ehud Olmert, or Yitzhak Rabin or Shimon Peres.
Ehud Barak
Netanyahu
More
Sharon
Feel
Than
Hedonistic
There is a need to accept a limited disruption of civil liberties in order to penetrate terror.
Ehud Barak
Liberties
Penetrate
Civil
Civil Liberties
Accept
Limited
Terror
Order
Disruption
Need
One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's moves.
Ehud Barak
Try
Other
Side
East
Never
Learned
Anticipate
Middle
Moves
Middle East
Lessons
Lessons Learned
I don't think that the Iranians, even if they got the bomb, they're going to drop it immediately on some neighbor. They fully understand what might follow. They're radical, but not total mishuginas.
Ehud Barak
Drop
Radical
Think
Immediately
Neighbor
Follow
Total
Some
Understand
Got
Iranians
Going
Might
Fully
Even
Bomb
When an army doesn't want to fight, you don't need much experience to win.
Ehud Barak
You
Army
Fight
Experience
Win
Want
Much
Need
The Middle East is a region where predictions go to die.
Ehud Barak
East
Go
Die
Middle
Where
Middle East
Predictions
Region
ISIS has never fought a real battle.
Ehud Barak
Battle
Never
Real
Fought
We want peace, but not at any price.
Ehud Barak
Peace
Price
Any
Want
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.
Ehud Barak
War
Battle
World
Problems
Negotiating
Solved
Table
Arena
Between
Since
Namely
Around
Real
Israel
Procedure
Regard
Which
Us
Should
Whole
Believes
Right
Disputes
Palestinians
I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.
Ehud Barak
Finance
Big
Both
Consultant
Delivered
Also
Venture
Venture Capital
Equity
Private
Lectures
Capital
Companies
International
Funds
The red line must be drawn on Iran's nuclear enrichment program because these enrichment facilities are the only nuclear installations that we can definitely see and credibly target.
Ehud Barak
Enrichment
Definitely
Drawn
Must
See
Only
Facilities
Red
Red Line
Because
Line
Iran
Target
Nuclear
Program
History never repeats itself in the same way.
Ehud Barak
History
Way
Never
Repeats
Itself
Same
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.
Ehud Barak
Out
High
Moral
High Ground
More
Also
Israel
Israelis
Effective
Just
Might
Much
Convinced
Acting
Ground
Right
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.
Ehud Barak
First
Know
Command
Commander
West
Commanding
West Bank
Bank
Uprising
Central
Then
Popular
Extent
Basically
I am the Israeli leader who met most with Arafat.
Ehud Barak
Leader
Met
Arafat
Most
Am
Israeli
Who
Israel fits into the zeitgeist of our era. It is true that there are demographic threats to its existence. That is why a separation from the Palestinians is a compelling imperative.
Ehud Barak
Separation
Our
Threats
Imperative
True
Demographic
Israel
Era
Existence
Fits
Zeitgeist
Why
Compelling
Palestinians
Try to think for your own why the Russians and the Chinese do not like the idea that whoever takes aggressive steps to keep order within his sovereign borders should not accept others to intervene physically.
Ehud Barak
Try
Own
Aggressive
Think
Intervene
Others
Borders
Russians
Physically
Takes
Idea
Steps
Like
Accept
Within
His
Sovereign
Order
Chinese
Should
Your
Whoever
Keep
Why
I fought against Palestinians. I saw them.
Ehud Barak
Saw
Against
Them
Fought
Palestinians
I don't hate people. I just accept missions.
Ehud Barak
Hate
People
Missions
Accept
Just
I have acquired - some would say deservedly - quite a few rivals: former Israeli politicians, some of whom at their height were stars beloved by large parts of the public. But today, they aren't in politics, and when they sit alone in their room, they say to themselves that Barak is the one who showed them out the door.
Ehud Barak
Today
Politics
Alone
Sit
Few
Politicians
Stars
Say
Out
Would
Some
Rivals
Parts
Israeli
Were
Quite
Door
Former
Public
Room
Them
Acquired
Height
Themselves
Who
Large
Whom
They Say
Beloved
Israel cannot afford to be duped.
Ehud Barak
Israel
Duped
Afford
Cannot
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.
Ehud Barak
Hope
Time
Strong
Will
Long
Long Time
Wish
Believe
Think
Others
Press
System
Remain
Voices
Parliament
Jordan
Opened
Stable
Hold
Many
Who can guarantee that if we allow the Palestinians to establish a state, we won't find rockets there as well, half a mile from the airport or 10 miles from Tel Aviv?
Ehud Barak
Half
State
Airport
Find
Allow
Well
Rockets
Establish
Mile
Miles
Who
Palestinians
Guarantee
The Islamization process in Arab countries is very disturbing.
Ehud Barak
Arab
Arab Countries
Disturbing
Countries
Very
Process
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