Israel’s Black Knight of Hope, former commando, prime minister Ehud Barak talks in Redondo Beach about terrorism

Kevin Cody, easyreadernews.com

Image from article, with caption: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak addresses Distinguished Speaker subscribers in Redondo Beach.

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I used to joke with American presidents, We wanted so deeply to have Canadians as our neighbor, but you got them instead. When Moses was being led out of Egypt he told God he wanted to go to Canada, but God though he said Canaan. Some claim Moses said California. ... 

Barak on one state or two? ...

The public is like play dough. If there is leadership, the public can be moved. ...

Diplomacy needs to operate on two levels — public diplomacy and underneath the surface.

Successful negotiations have always been this way.  ...

We must find a way to negotiate beneath the surface and then push a Palestinian agreement to the surface at the right moment, with the support of the U.S or the U.N.

If that does not work, I would take unilateral steps to block the one state solution. ...