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" 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. "

Ehud Olmert

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" Israel is grateful that America believes in us. "

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" The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process. "

" In Israel we tend to be carried away by our emotions. "

" There is nowhere I encounter greater understanding for Israel's existential issues than in the Oval Office. "

" 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. "

" As long as there are no negotiations with the Palestinians, Israel is and will continue to be in a difficult situation. "

" The newspapers are always reminding the public that I am an unpopular prime minister. "

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

" Israel has the power to protect itself and its citizens. "

" Terrorist organizations such as Hamas must be shut down. "

" I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement. "

" We must give up Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem and return to the core of the territory that is the State of Israel prior to 1967, with minor corrections dictated by the reality created since then. "

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" Barack Obama's journey to the White House has impressed and inspired the entire world. "

" What do you prefer? A prime minister obsessed with being popular, or a prime minister who does the job? "

" Promoting tolerance and human dignity is one of mankind's unfinished challenges. "

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

" Don't fall in love with everything that you may have read and everything that you may have heard from any political leader, including myself. "

" I'm entirely free of any suspicions or complaints about the Obama administration. I think the Obama administration is very friendly to Israel. I know a lot of the people in the administration, and they are committed to Israel. "

" There is an alliance between Israel and the United States, and it has never been stronger than at the time of George W. Bush. "

" I don't understand this pathetic need for luxuries. "

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

" As mayor of Jerusalem, I wanted the government to invest the necessary funds in order to unite the city in an effective manner with full rights for the Palestinians living in Jerusalem, so the world would say, 'Okay, it can work.' "

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

" The United States provides Israel with crucial security and economic aid and invaluable political backing in the international arena. "

" Many Palestinians have been living for decades in camps, disconnected from the environment in which they grew up, wallowing in poverty, in neglect, alienation, bitterness, and a deep, unrelenting sense of humiliation. "

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

" It's a problem sometimes when you speak to journalists. They quote you, and then they read what they wrote, and then they even explain it. It's dangerous. "