For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.

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Mr Barak, the leader of the Labor Party, in effect acts as foreign minister for the peace talks while the man who holds the title, Avigdor Lieberman, has threatened to quit the government if the prime minister gives too much ground.

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