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" For me to propose a division of Jerusalem was really terrible. I did it because I reached a conclusion that without which there will not be peace. "
Ehud Olmert
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" Stopping all the violent and hostile actions means ending the smuggling of arms into the Gaza territory. "
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" The history of the Zionist enterprise is well-known: surrounded and outnumbered by hostile neighbours, the nascent Israel was forced to defend itself against invasion and certain destruction. "
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" Growing up in Israel, how can I not be an optimist? When you remember what Israel was 50 years ago and you see Israel now, one of the most successful countries in the world, stable, democratic, with an enormously stable economy despite everything that has happened in the global economy in the last few years, how can I not be an optimist? "
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