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" I am not some intellectual hoping to be understood a century from now. I'm a political leader. I have to stand in front of my community. If I am a metre too far out in front of the people, I'll lose them. "

Ayman Odeh

I Am

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Years

" The struggle for equality is really a struggle for democracy, and that's why it's a struggle for all the population. "

" I agree with myself on 80 percent of things, but when I look at myself in the mirror in the morning, I still have inner debates about the right thing to do. "

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World

" There can't be real peace without improving the integration of Arab society and making it part of the political game. "

" I remember, I used to get off a bus, and if there was someone sitting in the station, I remember thinking maybe they were from Shin Bet and came for me. "

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Sitting

Someone

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