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In Israel, generally speaking, politics is much more familiar than any other place. We all know each other.
In Israel, there is a peace camp that can convene 200,000 people in central square of this city, on very short notice, and there is a major movement among academics, politicians, thinkers, and public leaders for peace, even at a painful price. On the Palestinian side, you can find them individually here and there, but there is no public movement.
International legitimacy is a fundamental source of power for Israel nowadays.
Iran sees India, China, Pakistan and, allegedly, Israel around them with nuclear weapons.
ISIS has never fought a real battle.
Israel always has a special filter to look at things, and that is the attitude toward Jews.
Israel cannot afford to be duped.
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.
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.
Israel is the strongest nation in the Middle East, but we have to apply our strength wisely.
Israel will continue to act proactively to prevent the transfer of heavy missiles or advanced air defense systems from Syria to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, which, of course, carries the risk of a military showdown.
Israel's secret services are allowed to profile.
It's the role of a government to defend its soldiers and its citizens.
Ladies and gentlemen, the relevant question is not when Iran will get the bomb. The relevant question is at what stage can we no longer stop Iran from getting the bomb.
Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced.
Once Iraq becomes a nuclear power, the very decision to go to war against it would become a totally different ball game.
One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's moves.
Prime Minister Menachem Begin ordered the destruction of an Iraqi nuclear reactor near Baghdad in 1981. This action delayed an Iraqi bomb by at least 15 years. The whole world condemned Israel - only to realize later how farsighted it had been.
Russians in top positions always told me, 'We don't want to deal with our allies the way that the Americans dealt with Mubarak,' which is a very live example in the minds of many.
Saddam Hussein has set an example of defiance, especially against the first President Bush, that other Arab leaders cannot and should not emulate; the example leads only to empty gestures and developmental stagnation, both of which the Arab nations have had enough of already.
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Ehud Barak
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12 February, 1942
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