Ehud Barak Quotes

"I don't think that such talk helps in any way to promote the peace process,"

"It's possible within a matter of months, to achieve peace with both countries,"

"I stand my ground, look reality in the eye, remove the mask from (Palestinian President Yasser) Arafat , remove the filters from the eyes of Israelis and I am ready to weigh ground-breaking ideas (for peace)."

"Prime Minister, you have blood on your hands."

"This is a choice between extremism ... and putting an end to the conflict (with the Palestinians)."

"We can just hope at a certain time he will be back, ... I would not exaggerate the immediate consequences of such a step, but of course we regret it."

"What happened at the site was a test, and not a simple one, for democracy and a red light on the road to anarchy,"

"We are determined to do everything we can"

"I am optimistic but I know that only with true hard work on the details will we be able to win."

"We are determined to turn every stone to find a way to go forward without risking our security or vital interest,"

"Together with the president of the United States, let us be able to bring peace and security to our people, ... This is an opportunity, a window of opportunity that will not reoccur."

"Together with the president of the United States let us be able to bring peace and security to our people, ... This is an opportunity; a window of opportunity that will not reoccur."

"He doesn't have the character or the will or the ability, ... He doesn't have the qualities to bring about the painful decisions that will take the challenge proper, and as a result of it unfortunately we have to do it painfully and unilaterally."

"We are realistic enough to know that nobody can have 100 percent of their dreams,"

"We need to make sure that if it's possible, under these difficult circumstances, we can reach an agreement, which maintains our safety and interests. We must do everything to make that happen,"

"In fact, we have finished displaying our positions. We displayed our readiness to examine ideas and we are waiting,"

"It is a terrible, terrible blow to peace. Even when Palestinians are killed it is a blow. But I have to say that, unfortunately, this time it is the Palestinians side that has initiated the violence."

"There's nothing new in the fact that we mean to raise both banners simultaneously, the security-political flag and the socioeconomic flag,"

"I believe that an end to violence could be accomplished, and in a way should be accomplished,"

"We are a government that does not deal with niceties of language and packaging, it deals with action, ... I have no doubt that ... we will continue on this path and, in the end, the feeling will change as well."