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" I don't want to be the policeman of Lebanon. It's not the business of Israel. Israel was not created to serve as a policeman of the region. "

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" I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over 2 million Palestinians who live in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to Israel, which will make Israel a bi-national state. "

" I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister. "

" I don't believe that in the name of the holiness of the city you have to put barbed wires, machine gun nests, mine pins and everything of that, in the name of the holiness of Jerusalem. "

" I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies. "

" You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies. "

" Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation. "

" Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong, firm position of the United States against aggression between two Arab countries created realities that led to the Madrid Peace Conference. "

" Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again. "

" I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "

" We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions. "

" President Sadat of Egypt made a historic breakthrough in 1977 when he put an end to war and convinced both Egyptians and Israelis that he was ready to make peace. He broke down the walls of suspicion and prejudice. "

" Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security. "

" No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able to toy with the idea of achieving more by the way of violence. "

" We must fight terrorism as if there's no peace process and work to achieve peace as if there's no terror. "

" A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace. "

" Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington. "

" Lebanon is a Syrian protectorate. The Lebanese dare not do anything without the approval of Damascus. "

" The world is no longer against us. "

" In fighting terror, you cannot let it interfere with the normal life of civilians in Israel. "

" I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act. "

" Regardless of some disagreements in the past with Dr. Kissinger, I personally had a very good relationship with the secretary when I served as ambassador to the United States and later on as premier. "

" I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government. "

" We do not celebrate the death of our enemies. "

" I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the Palestinian people, with the purpose to have coexistence between our two entities, Israel as a Jewish state and Palestinian state, entity, next to us, living in peace. "

" Give peace a chance. "

" In the Jewish tradition, there is at the same time Jerusalem in the heavens and Jerusalem on the ground. Jerusalem is a living city, but also the heart, the soul of the Jewish people and the state of Israel. "

" As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States. "

" You can always make peace with an F-16 in your pocket. "

" I don't pretend that I can imagine myself as a Palestinian. "

" Let the Palestinians run their affairs: create a situation in which no Israeli soldier will have to maintain public order, whether in Gaza or the West Bank. Let's give it to the Palestinians, as long as there is security for us. No more occupying another people. "