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" One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's moves. "

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" The red line must be drawn on Iran's nuclear enrichment program because these enrichment facilities are the only nuclear installations that we can definitely see and credibly target. "

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" History never repeats itself in the same way. "

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" As long as in this territory west of the Jordan river there is only one political entity called Israel, it is going to be either non-Jewish or non-democratic. If this bloc of millions of Palestinians cannot vote, that will be an apartheid state. "

" You can easily justify to anyone about the need to keep supporting Israel. We get very generous support. We need it. "

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" The Syrian rebels, weakened by infighting, have also been victims of the growing rift between the U.S. and its closest Arab allies. "

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" Israel will continue to act proactively to prevent the transfer of heavy missiles or advanced air defense systems from Syria to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, which, of course, carries the risk of a military showdown. "

" Yes, the world is short of perfect. "

" I don't think that the Iranians, even if they got the bomb, they're going to drop it immediately on some neighbor. They fully understand what might follow. They're radical, but not total mishuginas. "

" If you establish a right unity government, you create an effective platform to make... decisions because you have wider support of your own party. "

" In Israel, there is a peace camp that can convene 200,000 people in central square of this city, on very short notice, and there is a major movement among academics, politicians, thinkers, and public leaders for peace, even at a painful price. On the Palestinian side, you can find them individually here and there, but there is no public movement. "

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" I'm not afraid of elections. I've won every election I've fought in. "

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" I am the Israeli leader who met most with Arafat. "

" If Israel does not find the way to disengage from the Palestinians, its future might resemble the experience of Belfast or Bosnia - two communities bleeding each other to death for generations. "

" I cannot penetrate the soul of Arafat. I cannot know in advance whether, behind all the masks, he's the kind of leader who can reach an agreement or whether he wants to be the Moses of the Palestinians, staying in front of the river and not crossing into the promised land. "

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