Maybe I made a few or maybe many tactical mistakes, ... but I did not make a mistake in the very essence of what I've ... chosen to do, namely to leave no stone unturned in order to find a way to put an end to this conflict, at the same time to be open-eyed enough to realize that it takes two to tango. (Ehud Barak)
We'll take every means within our disposal to intercept those terrorist attacks, ... But if that will happen I will hold not just the terrorists themselves, but the Palestinian Authority who released them responsible for the events. (Ehud Barak)
Friends, this is a time of emergency, and in an emergency, brothers walk together, (Ehud Barak)
agreed to the probe after bowing down to pressure by the Arab political sector. An attorney general said that in the Police Investigations Department's report there was no bias or anything of the sort, and then some people go on a hunger strike and put up a protest tent and the legal procedure is completely altered. (Ehud Barak)
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. (Ehud Barak)
I came here as a messenger of the people of Israel who have called for change and renewal. And I am determined to bring about change and renewal, (Ehud Barak)
There was a dramatic shift back home in the peace camp in the last 24 hours, ... People who were angry at me are now realizing what the real alternative is and are coming back in tens and thousands every hour. (Ehud Barak)
I'm sure that the people, like me, will stand by this government and do everything we can to help it. (Ehud Barak)
If there is a need, I will intervene. I truly hope the truck drivers will overcome the temptation to use the technical ability to clog up the country's arteries. (Ehud Barak)
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. (Ehud Barak)
Time is of the essence for the whole process. We cannot sit idly and wait for the whole process to be solved somehow, (Ehud Barak)
With revived momentum, enhanced international standing and renewed intimacy with the United States, we are at an extremely critical point in time, (Ehud Barak)
If it is possible to work out a realistic plan for genuine policies (toward peace) then a unity government could be successful, (Ehud Barak)
We will stand firm fighting against terror until the circumstances will become right for resumption of negotiations, ... It's only negotiations and peaceful agreement that will solve the problem from its very roots. (Ehud Barak)
There are those who doubt the mandate I received from you the citizens of Israel, ... Israel is in a state of emergency. (Ehud Barak)