Zitat des Tages von Ehud Barak:
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.
Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced.
Sometimes you have to subordinate strategic considerations to tactical needs.
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.
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.
I think first of all that Iran is a problem for the whole world.
I am confident the Obama administration will work professionally with any Israeli government.
A strong, responsible Israel can become a stabilizer in such a turbulent region.
Iran sees India, China, Pakistan and, allegedly, Israel around them with nuclear weapons.
One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's moves.
There is no entity in the world that will dare attack Israel with chemical weapons.
I hope any government formed in Egypt will understand there is no choice but to maintain the framework of international agreements, which include the peace agreement with Israel.
I do not believe the efforts of the international community to stop Iran's nuclear program will bear fruit.
Once Iraq becomes a nuclear power, the very decision to go to war against it would become a totally different ball game.
An independent, strong, thriving and peaceful State of Israel is the vengeance of the dead.
Unfortunately, you cannot let your neck be kind of cut as a gesture for your neighbor, even if it's a good neighbor.
I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.
Israel is the strongest nation in the Middle East, but we have to apply our strength wisely.
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.
Toward the Palestinians, Israel can only give. But when dealing with the entire Arab world, Israel can get a lot.
Yes, the world is short of perfect.
If I were a Palestinian of the right age, I'd eventually join one of the terrorist organizations.
As prime minister, I was the Israeli leader who walked the greatest distance in his offers to the Palestinians.
Israel's secret services are allowed to profile.
When an army doesn't want to fight, you don't need much experience to win.
To think that you can - as a Zionist, Jewish independent state at the end of the 20th century - rule over another people for generations without having any consequences - it's ridiculous.
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.
The Middle East is a region where predictions go to die.
I know Fiat plans to start manufacturing cars in Iran. This is wrong.
Benjamin Netanyahu seems to avoid any initiative.
The Islamization process in Arab countries is very disturbing.
History never repeats itself in the same way.
I'm in the government to make sure that if there's an opportunity to make peace, it won't be missed.
I tend not to believe radical Muslim movements.
I know that I am absolutely reliable. Absolutely.
Hezbollah will support Assad to the end because his continuing hold on power is critical to its own survival.