Ehud Barak Quotes

The Iranian people are a great people and great civilization from the dawn of history.

If I was [a Palestinian] at the right age, at some stage I would have entered one of the terror organizations and have fought from there.

The Palestinians are like crocodiles, the more you give them meat, they want more.

Israel’s policy towards Iran since the signing of the nuclear deal in 2015 has been nothing but a failure.

I don’t feel opportunistic ever, in anything.

Politics is not about schmoozing, it’s about boxing. And you have to enter the arena; you have to come close enough that your face would ready the face of the other guy; and the price is that he can reach your face.

If we thought that instead of 200 Palestinian fatalities, 2,000 dead would put an end to the fighting at a stroke, we would use much more force.

The Left is acting like a young child, saying ‘I want peace’… A child says ‘I want candy right away,’ an adult takes all of the factors into account and understands who he’s dealing with.

But I should tell you honestly that this administration under President Obama is doing in regard to our security more than anything that I can remember in the past.

I’m such a failed politician that all of my rivals have disappeared, on both sides.

Israel is surrounded by a raging sea, parts of which are not willing to accept us as a partner with equal rights among the nations. The reality we live in presents us with profound challenges, the need to effectively use all of our resources, and the need to prepare for any development, near or far. The IDF will protect the security and the future of the state. The IDF will provide the response when the order is given.

I remember my days as a graduate student at Stanford, within any leading university, a very active Israeli support, for Israel, Jews fighting for the cause of Israel. Now you find Israelis, former Israelis, and Arabs, and Jews, fighting for the Palestinian cause. We are somehow losing the moral high ground, and I keep telling our people it’s great to deal with propaganda, to activate many ways, to deploy PR firms all around the world.