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" Contrary to many of the rumors and innuendo in circulation, I wholeheartedly believe that Obama views Israel's security as absolute. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

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" It is high time that the Arab world's professed desire for peace is matched by responsible action, and not more of the same equivocation. "

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" Arab youth are taught to wonder, 'Since the Holocaust was a European affair, why are the Palestinians being forced to pay for the creation of Israel?' "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions. "

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" I've had three wives. I've had five weddings. "

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" I would like every Jew to be as comfortable in his skin as I am in mine. "

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" In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial. "

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" In the modern era, Jewish sovereignty over the land of our ancestors is a relatively short phenomenon. From the time of the successful Maccabean revolt to the Roman annexation in 63 BC constitutes about 100 years of Jewish rule. Combined with Israel's independence in 1948, this is about 160 years of effective sovereignty. "

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" Based on the Gaza precedent, Israel should not simply be expected to withdraw from territory and let it devolve into a state of anarchy. The West Bank is simply too close to Israel's major population centers and infrastructure to allow it to become another launching pad for rockets. "

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" I'd vote for Mickey Mouse before I voted for John McCain and Sarah Palin. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" The Arab world needs to appreciate that legitimate historical claims and modern necessities are what make Israel the homeland of the Jewish people. "

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" I don't believe in God. I do believe in Judaism. I believe in ethics, morals. "

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" As an American Jew who loves Israel, I cannot support John McCain. He cannot provide what Israel needs most - a respected, credible, morally strong America. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" Economic support from the rest of the Arab states to the fledgling Palestinian Authority in the West Bank is virtually non-existent. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" I remind everybody that the Sabbath was the Jewish gift to civilization. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" There are no easy solutions for Israel's own governance problems. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" The majesty of the American Jewish experience is in its success marrying its unique Jewish identity with the larger, liberal values of the United States. There is no need anymore to choose between assimilation and separation. We are accepted as equals. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" A lasting two-state solution requires two credible partners, and not just one side - Israel - taking superficial steps simply to placate world opinion. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" My childhood was marked by a tension between privilege on the one hand and emotional dysfunction on the other. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" Intermarriage is not a calamity but an opportunity for both a Jewish and non-Jewish partner to learn. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" In terms of defending Jews, I'm a Jew. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" George W. Bush is long gone, and with him the idea that 'Israel can do no wrong.' "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" Agribusiness could provide an opportunity for joint Israeli-Palestinian projects, spurred on by Israeli technical expertise in this field. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" Maintaining control indefinitely over millions of Palestinians will inevitably lead to a demographic nightmare and cannot be sustained if Israel is to remain true to its founding principles. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" During my many years in international business and public life, I have had the good fortune of sitting down for lunch with people with whom I completely disagreed, in practice and principle: Soviet communists, heads of state from various unsavory regimes, benighted religious figures, corrupt business leaders. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" Much of what has gone wrong in the pursuit of Arab-Israeli peace is due to a lack of strong leadership, primarily among the Palestinians. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" The principles governing Western democracies, of which Israel rightly considers itself a part, are based on the assurance that everyone has a vote, but also that the minority needs to yield to the wishes of the majority. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" If Catholics and Jews can today come together regularly for talks after so many tears and so much blood have been shed, than Jews and Arabs must be able to do the same. "

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" Jewish sovereignty and governance over our ancestral home are, I believe, important goals that every Jew ought to support. "

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" Making money is marvelous, and I love doing it, and I do it reasonably well, but it doesn't have the gripping vitality that you have when you deal with the happiness of human life and with human deprivation. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

" Israel desperately needs peace if it is to come anywhere close to being the 'light unto nations' of Jewish dreams. "

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