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" Iran is a major threat to the well-being of Europe and America just as much as it is for the state of Israel. "
Ehud Olmert
Well-Being
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" When armed people from Hamas and armed people from Fatah are standing opposite each other, there is more likely to be a confrontation amongst them. "
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" Abu Mazen told me he does not want to change the demographics of Israel. "
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" Israel stands proudly at the forefront of international achievement. The world's leading corporations - Google, Intel and Motorola, to name but a few - maintain research and development facilities here, and our technology start-ups continue to be acquired by the likes of AOL, eBay and IBM. "
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" The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process. "
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" There is always a human being behind the titles and the status. "
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" When public figures write memoirs, there is always some indecision regarding how much they want to write of things as they were and how much they want to cut corners to avoid riling up others. I decided to write my memoirs exactly as they were, and I will not digress - not when things are ill at ease and not when they are comfortable. "
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" Palestinian violence is not a response to the capture of the West Bank and Gaza. Palestinian nationalism's roots are not so shallow. "
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" If the Gaza ceasefire proves stable, Israel will not remain in the Strip. "
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" I don't expect to be coddled, but I'm also a human being. "
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" What do you prefer? A prime minister obsessed with being popular, or a prime minister who does the job? "
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" Many Palestinians have been living for decades in camps, disconnected from the environment in which they grew up, wallowing in poverty, in neglect, alienation, bitterness, and a deep, unrelenting sense of humiliation. "
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" I've been mayor of the city of Jerusalem, which is perhaps, in some ways, more complex and more difficult than a ministerial position. "
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" Political leaders can help change the psychological climate which affects the quality of relationships among people. "
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" I don't understand this pathetic need for luxuries. "
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" When it was not very comfortable, politically, for me, I said things which lots of people didn't like, some of them may have liked. I said my beliefs, my truth, and my convictions, and that's how I am going to continue to do in the future. "
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" I would never agree to an exclusive Muslim sovereignty over areas that are religiously important to Jews and Christians. "
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" The State of Israel, in partnership with Project Better Place and Renault-Nissan, is set to become the first country in the world to initiate the mass deployment of electric vehicles. "
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" It is important that democracy in Lebanon is protected and that Hezbollah will not be supported by outside forces like Syria and Iran. "
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" Don't fall in love with everything that you may have read and everything that you may have heard from any political leader, including myself. "
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" It's a problem sometimes when you speak to journalists. They quote you, and then they read what they wrote, and then they even explain it. It's dangerous. "
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" There is no doubt that there is a very strange phenomenon called the 'State Comptroller.' "
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" Have I made mistakes in my many years of political activity? Of course! I am sorry and regret them. "
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" The United States provides Israel with crucial security and economic aid and invaluable political backing in the international arena. "
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" Terrorist groups and their extremist state sponsors cannot be fought with kid gloves and flowery words of persuasion. As the U.S. has displayed in Afghanistan and in Iraq, only a vigilant and determined campaign of confrontation can deter and obstruct them. "
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" The legacies of Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, of Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein, stand as an inspiration for all who work for peace. "
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" For me to propose a division of Jerusalem was really terrible. I did it because I reached a conclusion that without which there will not be peace. "
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" As a citizen of a democratic state, I have always believed that when a prime minister is elected in Israel, even those who voted against him at the polls are obligated to desire his success. "
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" The values of democracy, brotherhood, and freedom that constitute the building blocks of American society are also shared by Israeli society, together with the faith in man's power and ability to change and influence his surroundings. "
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" As a young politician, I voted against the return of Sinai and peace with Egypt. I was mistaken. "
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