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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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" 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. "

Tzipi Livni

Political

Tough

Change

" The attitude of 'every nation unto itself' is a destructive one for the future of Israel. "

" The state of Israel, and a government under me, will make it a strategic objective to topple the Hamas regime in Gaza. The means for doing this should be military, economic, and diplomatic. "

" On the right of Israel to exist and to defend itself, there is no opposition in Israel. "

" I know that Israeli soldiers will do everything they can in order to avoid loss of innocent life. "

" I want Israel to be a normal state, part of the international community, part of the free world, but unique in terms of the Jewish people. I want both. "

" It's important to be the gatekeeper against dangerous ideas. "

" Hamas does not represent the national aspirations of the Palestinians. It represents extreme Islamic ideas, which they share with Iran, Hezbollah, and Syria. "

" My responsibility is to ask, 'How can I serve my ideology and my voters?' "

" It's not enough to speak loudly and confidently. You have to know how to get the world on your side, to accept Israel's ideas of security and defending its interests. Netanyahu does not know how to do this. "

" We must draw a distinction between understanding and supporting Israel's values and existence, and criticising any Israeli government's policy. "

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

" I arranged the first meeting between Ariel Sharon and the settlers. "

" 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 Palestinian conflict is the glass ceiling of Israel's economy. "

" 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. "

" Radical Islamist terror is a crime against the entire free world, including against Israel. "

" Politically, the ultraorthodox represent a small portion of the Israeli society. "

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

" Israel's security doctrine is not that Israel must invade every place from which a threat to Israel emanates. "

" 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. "

" When we distinguish between Israel's right to defend itself and settlements, then we legitimize its security needs; when we distinguish between isolated settlements and the blocs, then we legitimize the settlement blocs. "

" I was born in Israel. My parents came in 1925. "

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

" Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing. "

" A leader in any place must ask himself who he identifies with, with which values, and towards what goals. "

" The right to love is granted to anyone. "

" For me, it is clear that when it comes to the need of Israel to defend itself, the role of the United States of America is crucial. "

Tzipi Livni

Defend

Israel

" I don't question any American president in terms of his commitment to the security of the state of Israel. "

" In general, I don't like formality at all. "

Tzipi Livni

General

Formality