Former prime minister Ehud Barak has apologized for the events of October 2000, during which Arab rioters were killed, saying, "I bear responsibility for everything that took place during my tenure as Prime Minister, including the October events."
Barak added, "There is no room for demonstrators who are killed by the fire of their country's security forces. I express my sorrow and apologies to the families and to the society. I can be the one to bring about a solution."