Ehud Barak

“It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.”

“When we say that we are ready to make a painful compromise, we do not mean that we are ready to suffer.”

“Painful concessions will be necessary on both sides.”

“I do not think that the government of Israel is a government of peace. I think that this government is a government of settlements.”

“The tragedy of the Palestinians is that they were led by a corrupt leadership.”

“We are determined to get peace. We are determined to make a historic compromise.”

“The second intifada was a terrible mistake for the Palestinians.”

“The simple truth is that the implementation of the law of return for the Palestinian refugees would be the end of Israel.”

“Israel's security is paramount.”

“If I were a Palestinian of the right age, at a certain stage I would have entered one of the terror organizations.”

“I'm not a prophet. I'm a soldier and a politician.”

“The real challenge is not to get to a deal, but to implement it.”

“A leader must be ready to be lonely.”

“The world will not wait for us.”