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" Hamas does not represent the national aspirations of the Palestinians. It represents extreme Islamic ideas, which they share with Iran, Hezbollah, and Syria. "
Tzipi Livni
Iran
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" I have come to fight for peace, and I will not give my hand to those who try to turn the word 'peace' into a dirty one. "
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" In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free press. "
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" I've been involved in ties with elements in the Arab world for years now. They wish to establish relations with Israel, but they cannot do so while there is no peace process. "
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" Radical groups can become legitimate political players in the democratic process if they accept core democratic principles and abandon the use of force as a political tool. Or they can maintain armed terrorist militias in order to threaten their neighbors and intimidate their people. The international community should not allow them to do both. "
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" Radical Islamist terror is a crime against the entire free world, including against Israel. "
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" The role of a leader is to create a reality and not to be influenced by polls. "
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" Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing. "
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Israel
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" The Iranians are abusing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to gain more support from radical elements in the region. "
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" The reason for the blockade on Gaza was not to punish the Palestinians but to continue to delegitimize Hamas. "
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" I prefer jeans to a suit, sneakers to high heels, markets to malls. "
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High
High Heels
" After I retire, I have my own vision, which is not connected to the state of Israel. It's about me, living near the sea, and maybe writing something about the past. "
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Me
Past
" I'm not a person of mentors. "
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" Israel has a problem not because of the perception that the entire world is against us, but because of the government's problematic policies. "
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" The Israeli people deserve better than a life in between rounds of violence. "
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" I am good at persuading people. In convincing the other, I try to start from their point of view so it's easier for me to find a common denominator. "
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I Am
" I don't envy my teachers. I used to preach to them. "
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Envy
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" Something happened to the State of Israel. What was morally obvious in 1948 is not so obvious anymore. When the State of Israel was established, it was, for the parents and grandparents of these young Jews, a miracle. It was David and Goliath. We were the just cause. It was about values. We were small, but we were the good guys in the world! "
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World
Values
Parents
" Being an Israeli is to know that you have risen from the ashes of those who were killed and knowing you have a responsibility for the coming generations. "
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Knowing
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" Turkey knows the importance of its ties with Israel; it knows it's in the same moderate camp with Israel, the moderate Palestinians and other Muslim countries, and the threat to Turkey is not from us. "
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" I want Israel to be a normal state, part of the international community, part of the free world, but unique in terms of the Jewish people. I want both. "
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Free
Community
People
" I resent the idea that Israel is part of the political agenda in United States' campaigns, really. "
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Israel
United States
Political
" There is a mutual interest between Israel and the United States of America. It is more than friendship - it is friendship plus mutual interest, and it is bipartisan. "
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America
More
Friendship
" My husband is in branding. He brands places - cities, institutions. "
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" When I was young, I went to the Sinai and worked as a waitress. "
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" I am a pretty good lawyer, and I decided to close the office and to enter politics. "
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Am
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" There is an intimacy and trust that is needed between leaders, between their assistants and advisers. Usually, you have the real substance behind closed doors; and the press conferences, you have niceties, nice photo ops. "
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" Netanyahu's government and its faulty and politicized priorities are leading Israel into bankruptcy. "
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Government
" I didn't go into politics out of concern for the Palestinians but out of concern for Israel. "
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" What I am trying to say to Israel is, 'Listen, borders is something that we need, and hopefully, peace is something that we need.' "
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" Supporting the war on terror is not an anti-Palestinian act. It is anti-terror. "
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