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" My father put it right when he said: 'I don't get ulcers. I give ulcers.' "

Edgar Bronfman, Sr.

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

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

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" Much of what has gone wrong in the pursuit of Arab-Israeli peace is due to a lack of strong leadership, primarily among the Palestinians. "

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" Agribusiness could provide an opportunity for joint Israeli-Palestinian projects, spurred on by Israeli technical expertise in this field. "

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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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" I would like every Jew to be as comfortable in his skin as I am in mine. "

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

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" The most vexing problem Israel faces is its relations with its neighbors. From the inception of the state until today, Israelis have felt besieged, surrounded by enemies who want to make them disappear. "

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" My childhood was marked by a tension between privilege on the one hand and emotional dysfunction on the other. "

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

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

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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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" In terms of defending Jews, I'm a Jew. "

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" Based on the Gaza precedent, Israel should not simply be expected to withdraw from territory and let it devolve into a state of anarchy. The West Bank is simply too close to Israel's major population centers and infrastructure to allow it to become another launching pad for rockets. "

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

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

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" John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palin's ignorance of public affairs is monumental. "

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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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" 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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" There are no easy solutions for Israel's own governance problems. "

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