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" There's nothing harder than defining oneself. "
Yitzhak Rabin
Defining
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Harder
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" No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able to toy with the idea of achieving more by the way of violence. "
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" I don't see any reason to discriminate against homosexuals. "
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" I don't want to be the policeman of Lebanon. It's not the business of Israel. Israel was not created to serve as a policeman of the region. "
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" I'm trying to learn the lessons of the past, but not to make speeches about the past. "
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" I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over 2 million Palestinians who live in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to Israel, which will make Israel a bi-national state. "
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" I don't believe that in the name of the holiness of the city you have to put barbed wires, machine gun nests, mine pins and everything of that, in the name of the holiness of Jerusalem. "
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" Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington. "
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" President Sadat of Egypt made a historic breakthrough in 1977 when he put an end to war and convinced both Egyptians and Israelis that he was ready to make peace. He broke down the walls of suspicion and prejudice. "
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" Regardless of some disagreements in the past with Dr. Kissinger, I personally had a very good relationship with the secretary when I served as ambassador to the United States and later on as premier. "
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" Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again. "
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" Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation. "
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" We must fight terrorism as if there's no peace process and work to achieve peace as if there's no terror. "
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" As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States. "
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" I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies. "
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" It is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is backed by the kind of force that will make the other side consider the penalties too heavy to break the agreement. "
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" You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies. "
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Very
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" Let the Palestinians run their affairs: create a situation in which no Israeli soldier will have to maintain public order, whether in Gaza or the West Bank. Let's give it to the Palestinians, as long as there is security for us. No more occupying another people. "
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" As prime minister, I changed Israel's position on peace negotiations. I made it clear that we are ready to go along with Resolution 242 of the U.N. Security Council, which specifies withdrawal to secure and recognized boundaries in the context of peace. "
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Boundaries
Security
Ready
" I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "
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Believe
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" Arafat carried out what I consider to be atrocities. "
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Consider
Carried
" I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister. "
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Years
Old
" Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong, firm position of the United States against aggression between two Arab countries created realities that led to the Madrid Peace Conference. "
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" Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security. "
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Responsible
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" Lebanon is a Syrian protectorate. The Lebanese dare not do anything without the approval of Damascus. "
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" Terror cannot be finished by one war. "
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" In the Jewish tradition, there is at the same time Jerusalem in the heavens and Jerusalem on the ground. Jerusalem is a living city, but also the heart, the soul of the Jewish people and the state of Israel. "
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" I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government. "
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