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" In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial. "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

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" The majesty of the American Jewish experience is in its success marrying its unique Jewish identity with the larger, liberal values of the United States. There is no need anymore to choose between assimilation and separation. We are accepted as equals. "

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" During my many years in international business and public life, I have had the good fortune of sitting down for lunch with people with whom I completely disagreed, in practice and principle: Soviet communists, heads of state from various unsavory regimes, benighted religious figures, corrupt business leaders. "

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" With the common Iranian threat bringing the Sunni Arab world and Israel closer together, an Israeli-Palestinian peace would go a long way in improving relations and rebuffing Iran's regional ambitions. "

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" A peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will likely depend to a great extent on the economic development of a future Palestinian state. As I have argued before, private sector investment - especially in the West Bank - is going to prove crucial in creating the right political and social context for peace. "

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" Intermarriage is not a calamity but an opportunity for both a Jewish and non-Jewish partner to learn. "

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" No one said anything to my face, but I constantly heard comments denigrating Jews. "

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" The principles governing Western democracies, of which Israel rightly considers itself a part, are based on the assurance that everyone has a vote, but also that the minority needs to yield to the wishes of the majority. "

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" As an American Jew who loves Israel, I cannot support John McCain. He cannot provide what Israel needs most - a respected, credible, morally strong America. "

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" George W. Bush is long gone, and with him the idea that 'Israel can do no wrong.' "

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" Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions. "

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" Making money is marvelous, and I love doing it, and I do it reasonably well, but it doesn't have the gripping vitality that you have when you deal with the happiness of human life and with human deprivation. "

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" The Palestinian economy is, and will likely continue to be, highly reliant on trade. And yet, trade between the Palestinian Authority and the Arab states is extremely limited. "

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" I'd vote for Mickey Mouse before I voted for John McCain and Sarah Palin. "

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" Israel desperately needs peace if it is to come anywhere close to being the 'light unto nations' of Jewish dreams. "

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" The Arab world needs to appreciate that legitimate historical claims and modern necessities are what make Israel the homeland of the Jewish people. "

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" Maintaining control indefinitely over millions of Palestinians will inevitably lead to a demographic nightmare and cannot be sustained if Israel is to remain true to its founding principles. "

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" Economic support from the rest of the Arab states to the fledgling Palestinian Authority in the West Bank is virtually non-existent. "

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" The Jews' fear of assimilation and intermarriage should not replace fear of anti-Semitism. "

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" In the modern era, Jewish sovereignty over the land of our ancestors is a relatively short phenomenon. From the time of the successful Maccabean revolt to the Roman annexation in 63 BC constitutes about 100 years of Jewish rule. Combined with Israel's independence in 1948, this is about 160 years of effective sovereignty. "

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" I don't believe in God. I do believe in Judaism. I believe in ethics, morals. "

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" Arab youth are taught to wonder, 'Since the Holocaust was a European affair, why are the Palestinians being forced to pay for the creation of Israel?' "

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" Jewish sovereignty and governance over our ancestral home are, I believe, important goals that every Jew ought to support. "

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" It is high time that the Arab world's professed desire for peace is matched by responsible action, and not more of the same equivocation. "

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" I remind everybody that the Sabbath was the Jewish gift to civilization. "

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