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" Israel always has to be in a position to defend itself against any adversary and against any threat of any kind. "
Ehud Olmert
Position
Against
Defend
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" As mayor of Jerusalem, I wanted the government to invest the necessary funds in order to unite the city in an effective manner with full rights for the Palestinians living in Jerusalem, so the world would say, 'Okay, it can work.' "
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Work
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" Israel has said many times - and I also said this to German television in an interview - that we will not be the first country that introduces nuclear weapons to the Middle East. "
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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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Sorry
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" There is an alliance between Israel and the United States, and it has never been stronger than at the time of George W. Bush. "
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" We are the greatest experts in the world in criticizing our country, but no one loves his country more than the Israelis. No one. "
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Than
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" It is impossible to think of a world in which America was not there in the honorable service of humanity. "
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Think
Humanity
" There is no doubt that there is a very strange phenomenon called the 'State Comptroller.' "
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No Doubt
Doubt
" My doctors say I am very healthy. "
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Very
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" Political leaders can help change the psychological climate which affects the quality of relationships among people. "
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Quality
Help
" I understand the importance which the Palestinian society attributes to the issue of prisoners. "
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Society
Understand
" The United States is a superpower whose influence reaches across oceans and beyond borders. "
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United
Influence
Beyond
" Look, miracles in the Middle East are a reality. "
Ehud Olmert
Miracles
East
Look
" What's the logic of investing millions in agriculture if it will not pay off? "
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Agriculture
Will
" I can tell you that if I'd had an opportunity to meet with King Abdullah of the Saudis - which I have not - he would be very surprised to hear what I have to say. "
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Opportunity
Say
You
" The dreadful terrorism perpetrated by Palestinian terrorist organizations has affected thousands of Israeli citizens, has destroyed families, and has tried to disrupt the lives of the citizens of Israel. "
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Israel
Citizens
Terrorism
" A prime minister must not promise things that can't be fulfilled. "
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Things
Promise
Prime Minister
" From the end of 2006 until the end of 2008 I think I met with Abu Mazen more often than any Israeli leader has ever met any Arab leader. I met him more than 35 times. They were intense, serious negotiations. "
Ehud Olmert
Leader
Him
End
" When the President of Iran talks about removing Israel from the face of the Earth and is building nuclear bombs with a range of 3000km, you have to be worried. "
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Face
Earth
Building
" What do you prefer? A prime minister obsessed with being popular, or a prime minister who does the job? "
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Who
Being
Job
" A bloc of states is emerging that understands that they may have been wrong to think that Israel is the world's greatest problem. "
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Think
Problem
Greatest
" The days that Israel was separated from Europe are gone. "
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Days
Separated
Israel
" When I addressed international forums as prime minister, the Israeli people expected me to present bold political initiatives that would bring peace - not arguments outlining why achieving peace now is not possible. "
Ehud Olmert
People
Me
Peace
" I want to make one thing clear: I am proud to be a citizen of a country in which a prime minister can be investigated like any other citizen. "
Ehud Olmert
I Am
Proud
Want
" How are fears born? They are born because of differences in tradition and history; they are born because of differences in emotional, political and national circumstances. Because of such differences, people fear they cannot live together. "
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Together
Live
History
" Throughout the second intifada, America provided unprecedented support for Israel's struggle against Palestinian terrorism and Israel's construction of the security barrier. "
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Struggle
Support
America
" 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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Citizen
Desire
Him
" We must give up Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem and return to the core of the territory that is the State of Israel prior to 1967, with minor corrections dictated by the reality created since then. "
Ehud Olmert
Reality
Return
Up
" A prime minister has to keep a certain balance when dealing with sensitive issues. "
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Keep
Dealing
Balance
" I know I'm unpopular. "
Ehud Olmert
Know
Unpopular
" The situation of any leader in the Middle East is not easy. "
Ehud Olmert
Situation
East
Easy