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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/i-remember-my-days-as-a-graduate-student-at-stanford-within-any/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

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> [Israel is much more effective when the Israelis are convinced that we are on the moral high ground: that we are acting not just out of might, but also out of right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/israel-is-much-more-effective-when-the-israelis-are-convinced-that-we/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

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## More by Ehud Barak

> [A strong, responsible Israel can become a stabilizer in such a turbulent region.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/a-strong-responsible-israel-can-become-a-stabilizer-in-such-a/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [There is a thin line between peace of the brave and peace of the hostage... between compromise - even calculated risk - and irresponsibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/there-is-a-thin-line-between-peace-of-the-brave-and-peace-of-the/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [The Middle East is a region where predictions go to die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/the-middle-east-is-a-region-where-predictions-go-to-die/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [The Israel legendary foreign minister, Abba Eban, used to say that the Palestinians had never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/the-israel-legendary-foreign-minister-abba-eban-used-to-say-that-the/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [With the globalization, it's difficult for governments to impose decisions on private companies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/with-the-globalization-it-s-difficult-for-governments-to-impose/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [I delivered lectures, and I was also a consultant for international companies in finance, both private equity and big venture capital funds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/i-delivered-lectures-and-i-was-also-a-consultant-for-international/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [The aim of the Palestinian terror is not just to kill Israelis but also to break the will of Israeli society in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/the-aim-of-the-palestinian-terror-is-not-just-to-kill-israelis-but/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [I will not discuss future hypothetical situations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/i-will-not-discuss-future-hypothetical-situations/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [I am the Israeli leader who met most with Arafat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/i-am-the-israeli-leader-who-met-most-with-arafat/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [At this place, Jews have prayed throughout the generations, and it is fitting that the message of brotherhood should go out from here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/at-this-place-jews-have-prayed-throughout-the-generations-and-it-is/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [Hezbollah will support Assad to the end because his continuing hold on power is critical to its own survival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/hezbollah-will-support-assad-to-the-end-because-his-continuing-hold/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [I know Fiat plans to start manufacturing cars in Iran. This is wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/i-know-fiat-plans-to-start-manufacturing-cars-in-iran-this-is-wrong/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [I remember my days as a graduate student at Stanford, within any leading university, a very active Israeli support, for Israel, Jews fighting for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/i-remember-my-days-as-a-graduate-student-at-stanford-within-any/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [The Left is acting like a young child, saying 'I want peace'... A child says 'I want candy right away,' an adult takes all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/the-left-is-acting-like-a-young-child-saying-i-want-peace-a-child/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

> [As prime minister, I was the Israeli leader who walked the greatest distance in his offers to the Palestinians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ehud-barak/as-prime-minister-i-was-the-israeli-leader-who-walked-the-greatest/)

[Ehud Barak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ehud-barak/)

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