Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Israeli politician Ami Ayalon.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Ami Ayalon 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 secret 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.
A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there.
The Labor Party is a party with no ideals, regulations or laws, and it is a party I will not be a part of.
Under questioning, a terrorist should be made to yield.
The Labor Party is a body that does not seek political life, and does not fight for its life.
An order to fire on people that do not fire on you is a completely illegal order.
Frustration is not a work plan.
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.
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.
It's for the Palestinians to decide who will lead them.
I am not entering politics to be another Knesset member. If I enter the political arena I want to be prime minister. Period.
We don't realize that we face a frustrating situation in which we win every battle, but we lose the war.