Ehud Barak
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"Himself"

/deputy3=Efraim Sneh

/predecessor3=Moshe Arens

/successor3=Binyamin Ben-Eliezer

/office4=Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel/Minister of Foreign Affairs

/term_start4=22 November 1995

/term_end4=18 June 1996

/primeminister4=Shimon Peres

/deputy4=Eli Dayan

/predecessor4=Shimon Peres

/successor4=David Levy (Israeli politician)/David Levy

/office5=Chief of General Staff (Israel)/Chief of General Staff

/term_start5=1 April 1991

/term_end5=1 January 1995

/president5=Chaim Herzog Ezer Weizman

/primeminister5=Yitzhak ShamirYitzhak Rabin

/1blankname5=Ministry of Defense (Israel)/Minister

/1namedata5=Moshe ArensYitzhak Rabin

/deputy5=Amnon Lipkin-ShahakMatan Vilnai

/predecessor5=Dan Shomron

/successor5=Amnon Lipkin-Shahak

/birth_date=

/birth_place=Mishmar HaSharon,Mandate Palestine/British Mandate of Palestine

/party=Israeli Labor Party/Labor Party (until 2011)Independence (Israeli political party)/Independence (from 2011)

/spouse=Nava Cohen (divorced)Nili Priel

/children=3

/religion=Secular Jewish culture/Secular Judaism

/alma_mater=Hebrew University of JerusalemStanford University

/profession=Officer (armed forces)/Military officer

/signature=Ehud Barak Signature.svg

/allegiance=

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Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability.

I believe the most complicated issue is Jerusalem , ... But I believe that if there will be a breakthrough on Jerusalem, I believe that other issues could be pushed forward in an effective way.

Jerusalem and the Temple Mount are the cornerstones of Jewish identity. No Israeli prime minister will ever be able to sign a document that gives up sovereignty of the Temple Mount to the Palestinians.

Hopeful that, in response to our readiness to take calculated risk, without violating our national interest, that the other side will be able to show some level of flexibility and openness.

We do not lose hope.

At this place, Jews have prayed throughout the generations, and it is fitting that the message of brotherhood should go out from here.

We came to tell you we are not afraid.

We came here to recommit to his way, we came here to tell him, 'Yitzhak, your way has won out, and we came here to say to whoever believes it possible to move us from the path of Yitzhak, 'We are not afraid, we are not afraid,'.

We are filled with confidence that we will not let this opportunity get away from us. This time we will make peace and security for Israel.