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" I am confident the Obama administration will work professionally with any Israeli government. "

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" The first intifada, I was then commander of Central Command, commanding the West Bank, basically. And I know to what extent the first intifada was a popular uprising. "

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" I believe President Obama means everything he says about sticking to the unprecedented backing of Israel and keeping all options on the table against Tehran, as well as countering its adventures in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq. "

" We are living in an open world. There is a freedom of speech and, clearly, freedom of speculation. "

" International legitimacy is a fundamental source of power for Israel nowadays. "

" In Israel, there is a peace camp that can convene 200,000 people in central square of this city, on very short notice, and there is a major movement among academics, politicians, thinkers, and public leaders for peace, even at a painful price. On the Palestinian side, you can find them individually here and there, but there is no public movement. "

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" There is a thin line between peace of the brave and peace of the hostage... between compromise - even calculated risk - and irresponsibility and capitulation. "

" Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced. "

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" Israel's secret services are allowed to profile. "

" Once Iraq becomes a nuclear power, the very decision to go to war against it would become a totally different ball game. "

" It's the role of a government to defend its soldiers and its citizens. "

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" I think that Jordan is strong. I think that they will hold on. I believe that they've already opened their parliament and their system, the press and others, to many voices... And I hope and wish that they will remain stable for a long time. "

" Israel is the strongest nation in the Middle East, but we have to apply our strength wisely. "

" I'm in the government to make sure that if there's an opportunity to make peace, it won't be missed. "

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