Ehud Barak Quotes on War & Peace (28 Quotes)

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.

Today we embarked on a new road of trust in order to give a new momentum to the peace movement, ... The new Israeli government abides by all its commitments.

We want peace, but not at any price.

without an agreement ... because after serious discussions we discovered the other side did not act like real partners for peace.

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

peace at any price, but also no peace without paying a certain price -- a price that is heart-rending and difficult to accept.

We looked for an equilibrium point that would provide a peace for generations, ... but unfortunately Arafat somehow hesitated to take the historic decisions.

These elections will be the real referendum on (the issue of) the road to peace and security, to end the wars, to separate from the Palestinians and to live here forever among the people of Israel,

tough diplomatic battle. It is impossible to predict how long it will last or the results.

I don't promise you peace. I promise you a best effort to reach it if it's possible,

We will not for a moment close the window ... when this is an opportunity to move toward a peace process,

We will take time out to re-evaluate the situation of the peace process, ... as much time as is needed to evaluate the situation.

With the emergency situation which the country faces, the embarrassment in the parliament and the need to go on and act to reduce the violence, and for the advancement of the peace opportunities and the peace negotiations, I've decided to seek anew the confidence of the people of Israel and to receive a renewed mandate to lead the state of Israel on the way to peace, security and to a proper civic and social agenda,

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.

We hold Chairman Arafat and the Palestinian Authority responsible for the initiation of this wave of violence, ... And we believe that the Palestinian leadership has to make up its mind whether they intend to reach a peace agreement which we believe is within our reach, or alternatively, to lead the whole region into a deadlock that might result in deterioration and maybe even confrontation.

I still believe that Mr. Assad is a strong and reliable leader, ... He is the Syrian leader with whom a comprehensive peace could be started.

I can tell the Arab community, come to vote, ... Come to vote. We will win, the peace camp will win, the camp of the future of Israel will win.

This government is abandoning the peace policy it has signed,

We should have no illusions There are elements that will try to torpedo the peace process, ... They won't succeed.

Israel strives for the peace that will be reached on the negotiating table, rather than imposing the will of one side on the other,

a true partner for (Yitzhak Rabin) all along his life, and the woman that carried the torch of the peace process since her husband was assassinated.

implement a peace agreement with Arafat behind closed doors.

initiative to renew the peace process.

for constructive efforts towards a comprehensive and just peace.

I want to tell you that even though there were also mistakes in our way, and we will correct them, I am positive it was not a mistake to go on the path of peace,

doesn't mean the peace process is frozen.

We are already more than 50 years after the end of the war. It's urgent, since the people involved are very old already,

There is a golden opportunity with Arafat in power, with Clinton still in power, with this government in Israel that wants to make peace,