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" The reason for the blockade on Gaza was not to punish the Palestinians but to continue to delegitimize Hamas. "
Tzipi Livni
Hamas
Reason
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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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" There is an intimacy and trust that is needed between leaders, between their assistants and advisers. Usually, you have the real substance behind closed doors; and the press conferences, you have niceties, nice photo ops. "
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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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" I'm not a person of mentors. "
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" Hamas does not represent the national aspirations of the Palestinians. It represents extreme Islamic ideas, which they share with Iran, Hezbollah, and Syria. "
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" There is the worldview of Greater Israel, the worldview of settlements: to send citizens to live in those places. That's not about security; that's not about the army. That's about an ideology that believes we need to stay in all of the Land of Israel. I don't share that ideology. "
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" I didn't go into politics out of concern for the Palestinians but out of concern for Israel. "
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" I am good at persuading people. In convincing the other, I try to start from their point of view so it's easier for me to find a common denominator. "
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" Israel is part of the free world led by the United States, no matter what. "
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" Wars are not a choice we make for no reason. "
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Make
No Reason
" I know that Israeli soldiers will do everything they can in order to avoid loss of innocent life. "
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" The wise Jewish Israeli must work with the moderate Muslim and the Christian leader of the free world against the crazy Muslims. "
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" The world cannot afford a nuclear Iran. "
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Iran
Nuclear
" The Iranians are abusing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to gain more support from radical elements in the region. "
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" Everybody wants to live in peace. "
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Everybody
Live
" I arranged the first meeting between Ariel Sharon and the settlers. "
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First
Between
" Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing. "
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Israel
Good
" I worked in the Mossad for a few years. "
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Worked
Few
" There is an essential difference between someone who harms a child on purpose and someone who harms a child by accident during combat in civilian territory. "
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Child
Purpose
Who
" 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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" A romantic relationship requires honesty between a couple. "
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Honesty
Between
Romantic
" 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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Perception
Government
Problem
" The Israeli public has been brainwashed into believing that its global isolation stems from delegitimization and anti-Semitism. "
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Isolation
Believing
Been
" You know how my mother and father met? In a train robbery! "
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" The fact that a terrorist was killed, and it doesn't matter if it was in Dubai or Gaza, is good news to those fighting terrorism. "
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" 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. "
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" My ideology is not connected to the Palestinians. "
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" Sinai is demilitarized in accordance with the Israel-Egypt peace agreement. "
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Agreement
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" There is a mutual interest between Israel and the United States of America. It is more than friendship - it is friendship plus mutual interest, and it is bipartisan. "
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" I've been involved in ties with elements in the Arab world for years now. They wish to establish relations with Israel, but they cannot do so while there is no peace process. "
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Years
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