We don't realize that we face a frustrating situation in which we win every battle, but we lose the war.
It's for the Palestinians to decide who will lead them.
A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there.
I am not entering politics to be another Knesset member. If I enter the political arena I want to be prime minister. Period.
The Labor Party is a body that does not seek political life, and does not fight for its life.
Under questioning, a terrorist should be made to yield.
Frustration is not a work plan.
You can't ignore reality. You won't wake up one morning and find that the Arabs of Umm al-Faham have become part of Palestine and are no longer in Israel.
In moments of pain, we seek revenge.
Once we agree on the future, the present will be much easier. A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there. We have first to decide where we want to go, where we want to sail.
An order to fire on people that do not fire on you is a completely illegal order.
The Labor Party is a party with no ideals, regulations or laws, and it is a party I will not be a part of.
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Ami Ayalon: Biography and Life Work
Ami Ayalon was a notable Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. The story of Ami Ayalon began on 27 June 1945 in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine.
Amichai "Ami" Ayalon ( Hebrew : עמיחי "עמי" איילון , born 27 June 1945) is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for the Labor Party . He was previously head of the Shin Bet , Israel's security service, and commander-in-chief of the Navy . He came in second to Ehud Barak in a Labor party leadership election in June 2007 and was appointed a Minister without Portfolio in September 2007. He is one of the recipients of Israel's highest decoration, the Medal of Valor . Ayalon is a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute .
Philosophical Views and Reflections
In September 2007, Ayalon was appointed to the Israeli cabinet as a Minister without Portfolio and later became a member of the security cabinet. He was also appointed chairman of the Knesset State Control Committee, which is responsible for implementing the recommendations outlined in the state comptroller's report on the performance of the Home Front Command during the 2006 Lebanon War .
Earlier, Ayalon, in response to a question about the situation of Palestinians who are exposed to Israeli attacks, said: "This is the life of people who have dream of freedom but cannot see it. Whether we like it or not. 'We control the lives of millions of people'." Ayalon also stressed: "The only way the Israelis will achieve security is when the Palestinians have hope."
