EMM News Explorer: Ehud Barak

[-said last week]: Dealing with a nuclearized Iran will be far more complex, far more dangerous and far more costly in blood and money than stopping it today,

npr 08-FEB-12

[asserts that:]: Iran’s nuclear program is about to enter an ‘immunity zone’

theglobeandmail 08-FEB-12

[-stated]: Shakeed Shanan is a serious person, I know him well, and I have no doubt that he will contribute a lot to the Independence Party,

jpost 07-FEB-12

[said:]: It is difficult to predict exactly what will happen in Syria. We're watching for attempts to pass advanced weapons systems that could edge the delicate balance in Lebanon to Hezbollah.

haaretz 07-FEB-12

[said:]: It is difficult to predict exactly what will happen in Syria. We're watching for attempts to pass advanced weapons systems that could edge the delicate balance in Lebanon to Hizbullah.

naharnet 07-FEB-12

[said:]: If [economic and other] sanctions don't achieve their goal of halting Iran's nuclear-weapons program, there will arise the need of weighing an operation.

smh 06-FEB-12

[-said]: There is no argument about the intolerable danger a nuclear Iran [would pose] to the future of the Middle East, the security of Israel and to the economic and security stability of the entire world,

nzherald 06-FEB-12

[ said]: Later is too late,

latimes 06-FEB-12

[-said]: There is no argument about the intolerable danger a nuclear Iran (would pose) to the future of the Middle East, the security of Israel and to the economic and security stability of the entire world,

newschannel5 06-FEB-12

[-said]: may find that later is too late,

reuters 06-FEB-12

[-said]: The world has no doubt that Iran’s nuclear program is steadily nearing readiness and is about to enter an immunity zone,

bloomberg 04-FEB-12

[-told]: Whoever says later,

bignewsnetwork 04-FEB-12

[-said]: The sanctions approved recently are a step in the right direction and they should be tightened quickly until the goal of stopping the [Iranian nuclear] program is reached, if it is reached at all,

globalsecurity 04-FEB-12

[said:]: If sanctions don't achieve the desired goal of stopping [Iran's] military nuclear programme, there will be a need to consider taking action.

ibtimes 03-FEB-12

[said:]: Later is too late.

CBSnews 03-FEB-12

[said that:]: if sanctions don't achieve the desired goal of stopping (Iran's) military nuclear programme, there will be a need to consider taking action

iol 03-FEB-12

[-said]: , may find that 'later is too late’,

iol 03-FEB-12

[said:]: no options should be taken off the table. … Action must also be considered.

usaToday 03-FEB-12

[-said]: Today as opposed to in the past there is wide world understanding that in the event that sanctions won’t reach the intended result of stopping the military nuclear program, there will be need to consider action,

dawn 03-FEB-12

[-said]: Today, unlike the past, the world has no doubt that Iran’s nuclear program is steadily nearing readiness and is about to enter an ‘immunity zone,’

bloomberg 03-FEB-12

[-said]: Today as opposed to in the past there is wide world understanding that in the event that sanctions won't reach the intended result of stopping the military nuclear program, there will be need to consider action,

news 03-FEB-12

[-said]: Today, unlike the past, the world has no doubt that Iran’s nuclear program is steadily nearing readiness and is about to enter an immunity zone,

bloomberg 03-FEB-12

[-said]: Today, unlike in the past, there is widespread global understanding that if the sanctions don’t achieve their goal of halting Iran ’s nuclear weapons program, there will arise the need of weighing an operation,

bloomberg 03-FEB-12

[-said]: Whoever says ‘later’ may find that later is too late,

WashingtonPost 03-FEB-12

news24 03-FEB-12

[-said]: Military plans in general are not a matter for public discourse,

timesofmalta 02-FEB-12

[-said earlier this week]: We must not waste time on this matter; the Iranians continue to advance, identifying every crack and squeezing through. Time is urgently running out,

guardian 02-FEB-12

[-said]: and that no option should be taken off the table,

haaretz 02-FEB-12

[said:]: we are in a period of diplomacy and sanctions

alertnet 02-FEB-12

[-told]: It is clear to all that there is no need to take any option off the table, that there needs to be intensive and urgent diplomacy and that sanctions on Iran need to include not only on oil but on the financial system and the central bank,

alertnet 02-FEB-12

[-said]: Should sanctions fail to stop Iran's nuclear program, there will be a need to consider taking action,

xinhuanet_en 02-FEB-12

[-said]: , could find that it is too late,

xinhuanet_en 02-FEB-12

[-said]: Many analysts estimate that a nuclear Iran will be more complicated to deal with, more dangerous and more costly in blood than if it is stopped today,

jrep 02-FEB-12

[-said that]: Whoever says later might find that it will be too late.

jpost 02-FEB-12

[said that:]: if sanctions don't achieve the desired goal of stopping (Iran's) military nuclear programme, there will be a need to consider taking action.

alertnet 02-FEB-12

[-said]: later is too late,

alertnet 02-FEB-12

[-said]: The assessment of many experts around the world, not only here, is that the result of avoiding action will inevitably be a nuclear Iran, and that dealing with a nuclear Iran will be more complicated, more dangerous and more costly in lives and money than stopping it,

WashingtonPost 02-FEB-12

[-said]: It is obvious that no option should be removed from the table, and that diplomacy must be conducted intensively and urgently,

WashingtonPost 02-FEB-12

[-said]: Today, as opposed to the past, the world has no doubt that the Iranian military nuclear program is steadily approaching maturity and is about to enter the zone of immunity, after which the Iranian regime will be able to complete the program without effective interruption and at a time it finds convenient,

WashingtonPost 02-FEB-12

[ said]: Israel and Germany have a special relationship, affected both by the memory of the past and the outlook to the future,

jpost 02-FEB-12

[-said]: Many experts, not only in Israel but also in the world, believe that refraining from action would necessarily lead to a nuclear Iran, and that dealing with a nuclear Iran would be more complicated, more dangerous, and would cost more lives and money, than stopping it today,

channelnewsasia 02-FEB-12

[warned:]: time was running out

bignewsnetwork 01-FEB-12

[added:]: We must not waste time on this matter; the Iranians continue to advance (toward nuclear weapons), identifying every crack and squeezing through. Time is urgently running out.

dailystar 31-JAN-12

[has warned that:]: time is urgently running out

ananova 31-JAN-12

[-said]: In the coming year we must reach a new agreement that will see everyone sharing the burden and will include mandatory service for everyone,

haaretz 30-JAN-12

[said that:]: the Assad family, which reigned [in Syria] with an iron fist for decades, will come to an end. The view from Douma, of army forces pulling out and leaving it in the hands of the Syrian Free Army, is something that was inconceivable less than a year ago.

jrep 29-JAN-12

[-said]: Israel will not prejudge [Arab Spring revolutionaries] and we will keep hoping that in Syria, the toppling of the Assads will be a major blow to the radical axis stretching from Iran to south Iraq to Damascus and Hezbollah in Lebanon,

jrep 29-JAN-12

[-warned that]: both courage, determination and a proof of their sincerity, becoming a real player on the world arena. I don’t think Israel should express its voice regarding inter-Arab decisions.

jrep 29-JAN-12

[-said]: We are of course watching [developments in Syria], not nervously, but cautiously, especially looking for the possibility that there will be an attempt to move modern weapon systems, air defense systems or heavy rockets from Syria into the Hezbollah- held southern Lebanon,

jrep 29-JAN-12

[-told]: We are determined to prevent Iran from turning nuclear. And even the American president and opinion leaders have said that no option should be removed from the table and Iran should be blocked from turning nuclear,

iol 27-JAN-12

[-told]: Iran is determined to more forward toward a nuclear- military program,

telegraph 27-JAN-12

[-said]: Imagine a nuclear Iran warning that an attack on Hezbollah was an attack on Iran,

javno 27-JAN-12

[-told]: We have a high trust in the IAEA, especially under Amano,

channelnewsasia 27-JAN-12

[-said]: This will be the end of any nonproliferation regime,

CBSnews 27-JAN-12

[-told]: We are determined to prevent Iran from turning nuclear,

news 27-JAN-12

[-told]: Very strong and quick pressure on Iran is necessary,

upi 26-JAN-12

[-said]: drafting a new and relevant law while holding open dialogue with all the relevant elements.

yediotaharonot 25-JAN-12

[-said]: From our point of view,

guardian 25-JAN-12

[said:]: It’s good to have diversity in thinking and for people to voice their opinions. But at the end of the day, when the military command looks up, it sees us the minister of defense and the prime minister. When we look up, we see nothing but the sky above us.

IHT 25-JAN-12

[-said]: force it to quickly arrive at a decision: to either halt its military nuclear program or face the consequences of not doing so,

xinhuanet_en 25-JAN-12

[-said]: This is not about some abstract concept,

IHT 25-JAN-12

[-said]: Europe's decision to up the sanctions against Iran and to consider additional steps is a very important one, but it's no less important to take (the sanctions) even further with steps against (Iran's) central bank,

xinhuanet_en 25-JAN-12

[-said]: holy date,

jpost 24-JAN-12

[-said]: The continuation of the peace process is in the interest of Israel, the Palestinians and the world,

jpost 24-JAN-12

[-said]: Until now, this was understood; and now it will be official,

haaretz 23-JAN-12

[-said]: We believe these sanctions will be imposed quickly in order to put the Iranian leadership to the test,

haaretz 23-JAN-12

[-told]: restrict a major general appointment based on age, or based on his not being a graduate of the National Security College, or on the fact that he was in his previous position for too short a time,

haaretz 23-JAN-12

[-replied]: There is never a dull moment, that I can promise you,

dailystar 20-JAN-12

[-replied]: There is never a dull moment,

ABCnews 20-JAN-12

[-told]: very far off,

bloomberg 20-JAN-12

[-told]: We haven’t made any decision to do this,

jpost 20-JAN-12

[-said]: We haven't made a decision to go ahead with this matter. We have no date for making decisions. The whole thing is very far off. … I don't want to provide estimates. It's certainly not urgent. … I don't suggest that we deal with this as if it's about to happen tomorrow,

upi 19-JAN-12

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