"They say in the Middle East a pessimist is simply an optimist with experience." — Ehud Barak

There is a thin line between peace of the brave and peace of the hostage... between compromise - even calculated risk - and irresponsibility and capitulation.

Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced.

The Labor party under my leadership is working to bring the Israeli people together from all nationalities in the spirit of the scroll of independence.

History never repeats itself in the same way.