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" Sinai is demilitarized in accordance with the Israel-Egypt peace agreement. "

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" Without strong Arab backing, it will be hard, if not impossible, for a Palestinian leader to reach peace with Israel. "

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" Radical groups can become legitimate political players in the democratic process if they accept core democratic principles and abandon the use of force as a political tool. Or they can maintain armed terrorist militias in order to threaten their neighbors and intimidate their people. The international community should not allow them to do both. "

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" Something happened to the State of Israel. What was morally obvious in 1948 is not so obvious anymore. When the State of Israel was established, it was, for the parents and grandparents of these young Jews, a miracle. It was David and Goliath. We were the just cause. It was about values. We were small, but we were the good guys in the world! "

" The Israeli public has been brainwashed into believing that its global isolation stems from delegitimization and anti-Semitism. "

" I want Israel to have borders. For that, I need a map. I need a map on which our borders are specified. "

" I hate the idea that talking security is Likud and right wing, and talking about peace is left wing and Labor and Kadima. The whole idea is to find a way to bridge: to find a way to have security and peace together. "

" Israel needs to change direction, and this is not just political. We're becoming more closed-in, more isolated, more scared. Those who talk tough are making the State of Israel very weak, very isolated - very Jewish, in the Diaspora-sense, in that 'everyone is against us.' We need to get out of this. "

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" When I make decisions, I'm not thinking about my parents. I'm thinking about my children. "

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