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" The Palestinian national movement is not an Islamic religious movement. "
Tzipi Livni
Movement
Palestinian
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" My ideology is not connected to the Palestinians. "
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" I worked in the Mossad for a few years. "
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" Israel has a problem not because of the perception that the entire world is against us, but because of the government's problematic policies. "
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" 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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" We are fighting to keep Israel a democracy - not just in terms of its electoral system but also in terms of its values. "
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" If someone is willing to sell out his principles for the job, he is not worthy of it. "
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" Hamas's strategy is resistance and survival. As long as they survive, this is a victory. "
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" I was born in Israel. My parents came in 1925. "
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" I don't question any American president in terms of his commitment to the security of the state of Israel. "
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" My responsibility is to ask, 'How can I serve my ideology and my voters?' "
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" The role of a leader is to create a reality and not to be influenced by polls. "
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" Politically, the ultraorthodox represent a small portion of the Israeli society. "
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" A leader in any place must ask himself who he identifies with, with which values, and towards what goals. "
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" The Israeli public has been brainwashed into believing that its global isolation stems from delegitimization and anti-Semitism. "
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" An Israeli soldier is raised on values of respecting human life, and they don't change their values when they turn 18 and enter the army. "
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" Israel was established as a homeland for the Jewish people and embraced all the Jews who had to leave Arab states. This should be also the true meaning of the future Palestinian state. It should be the answer for the Palestinians wherever they are - those who live in the territories, and those who are being kept as political cards in refugee camps. "
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" I don't envy my teachers. I used to preach to them. "
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" The Iranians are abusing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to gain more support from radical elements in the region. "
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" Something that truly frustrates me is the impression in Israel that when you are talking about security, you are bold; you are tough: this is what we need against all the enemies that we have. And when someone is talking about peace, you know, it's the naive left wing, soft. "
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" Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing. "
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" In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free press. "
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" Most of the Israelis reside in settlement blocs which will be part of the state of Israel in the future, and they will remain in their homes. "
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