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" As a citizen of a democratic state, I have always believed that when a prime minister is elected in Israel, even those who voted against him at the polls are obligated to desire his success. "

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" The State of Israel, in partnership with Project Better Place and Renault-Nissan, is set to become the first country in the world to initiate the mass deployment of electric vehicles. "

" Abu Mazen told me he does not want to change the demographics of Israel. "

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" The military operation in Lebanon was the most successful military operation in recent Israeli history. Many in Israel don't recognise that. "

" I'm not saying it was wrong to intervene in Kosovo. "

" The situation of any leader in the Middle East is not easy. "

" I would never agree to an exclusive Muslim sovereignty over areas that are religiously important to Jews and Christians. "

" Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people. "

" Palestinians want Israel to return back into boundaries, the width of which is 12 km., that can be cut into pieces within minutes. "

" I always admired the tolerance of my family - you know, that they tolerated my dissension for the family consensus. "

" The Goldstone Committee was formed in April of 2009, after I was not prime minister. So it was a new political situation. "

" I'm not in power, but my ideas are in power. And my ideas will prevail. "

" When public figures write memoirs, there is always some indecision regarding how much they want to write of things as they were and how much they want to cut corners to avoid riling up others. I decided to write my memoirs exactly as they were, and I will not digress - not when things are ill at ease and not when they are comfortable. "

" I'm not in the most comfortable position, but I think my government is very stable, perhaps more stable than any government in modern Israeli history. "

" I believe that there is no path other than the path of peace. "

" Emerging from embattled and humble beginnings, the Jewish state has exceeded all expectations for its success and prosperity. "

" As one of the participants in the Aqaba summit, I can testify that Israel fully expected the Palestinian Authority's newly reorganized and trained security agencies to take harsh action against the rejectionists who sought to wreck the peace process. "

" As a young politician, I voted against the return of Sinai and peace with Egypt. I was mistaken. "

" Israel is prepared for a compromise. The majority of Israelis understand this compromise will be serious, will be meaningful, and will be painful. "

" I think the attempt to draw a comparison between Iran and Syria is false, misleading and dangerous. "

" There is a Western world. There is America. There is Great Britain and Germany and France and Russia and China and other nations. I doubt that there is one country amongst those I mentioned which has a desire to see Iran, with its fundamentalist, Islamic, extremist government, possessing nuclear weapons. "

" Politicians are strong to the extent that they are ready to take serious decisions and fight for it. "

" Dictates are futile, and mutual accusations are nothing but useless word games. "

" Everything that can strengthen Abu Mazen is favourable. "

" Merkel is an amazing woman, very experienced in international politics. "

" I sometimes feel tired. But there are so many reasons for being tired. "

" Assad is the president of Syria. He enjoys fairly effective control over his country. "

" When the President of Iran talks about removing Israel from the face of the Earth and is building nuclear bombs with a range of 3000km, you have to be worried. "

" There is no need to get caught up in any apocalyptic prophecies that have no basis in reality. "

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" Have I made mistakes in my many years of political activity? Of course! I am sorry and regret them. "