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" I don't envy my teachers. I used to preach to them. "

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" An Israeli soldier is raised on values of respecting human life, and they don't change their values when they turn 18 and enter the army. "

" 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. "

" I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" A leader in any place must ask himself who he identifies with, with which values, and towards what goals. "

" It's important to be the gatekeeper against dangerous ideas. "

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" Israel was established as a homeland for the Jewish people and embraced all the Jews who had to leave Arab states. This should be also the true meaning of the future Palestinian state. It should be the answer for the Palestinians wherever they are - those who live in the territories, and those who are being kept as political cards in refugee camps. "

" 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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" I want Israel to have borders. For that, I need a map. I need a map on which our borders are specified. "

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" Supporting the war on terror is not an anti-Palestinian act. It is anti-terror. "