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" When I addressed international forums as prime minister, the Israeli people expected me to present bold political initiatives that would bring peace - not arguments outlining why achieving peace now is not possible. "

Ehud Olmert

People

Peace

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" I don't like this terminology that you have no choice. You always have a choice. "

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No Choice

Choice

" There is nothing that I'd love to do more than negotiate with Palestinians. This is my desire. This is my dream. This is my mission. "

" Already at the time of Israel's birth, Ben-Gurion extended his hand in peace to the Arab nations. His hand was rejected, but it remains extended. "

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" The newspapers are always reminding the public that I am an unpopular prime minister. "

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I Am

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" I have to make sure that I am doing the right thing. I can't afford to make any mistake. "

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Mistake

Doing The Right Thing

" When it was not very comfortable, politically, for me, I said things which lots of people didn't like, some of them may have liked. I said my beliefs, my truth, and my convictions, and that's how I am going to continue to do in the future. "

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" As a citizen of a democratic state, I have always believed that when a prime minister is elected in Israel, even those who voted against him at the polls are obligated to desire his success. "

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" Growing up in Israel, how can I not be an optimist? When you remember what Israel was 50 years ago and you see Israel now, one of the most successful countries in the world, stable, democratic, with an enormously stable economy despite everything that has happened in the global economy in the last few years, how can I not be an optimist? "