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" Without strong Arab backing, it will be hard, if not impossible, for a Palestinian leader to reach peace with Israel. "
Tzipi Livni
Peace
Strong
Reach
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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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" I want Israel to have borders. For that, I need a map. I need a map on which our borders are specified. "
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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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" 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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" Mr. Obama's call to support genuine democracy has implications for the kinds of elections the international community promotes and endorses. "
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Community
Support
Genuine
" Wars are not a choice we make for no reason. "
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Make
No Reason
" The reason for the blockade on Gaza was not to punish the Palestinians but to continue to delegitimize Hamas. "
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Reason
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" My ideology is not connected to the Palestinians. "
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" Being an Israeli is to know that you have risen from the ashes of those who were killed and knowing you have a responsibility for the coming generations. "
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Responsibility
Knowing
Know
" 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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Iran
Ideas
Aspirations
" I think we need to change the system of elections in order to give less power to some sectors in Israeli society. "
Tzipi Livni
Think
Need
Change
" I don't envy my teachers. I used to preach to them. "
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Used
Envy
Them
" The attitude of 'every nation unto itself' is a destructive one for the future of Israel. "
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Israel
Attitude
Future
" Israel is part of the free world led by the United States, no matter what. "
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" The world cannot afford a nuclear Iran. "
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Afford
Iran
Nuclear
" If someone is willing to sell out his principles for the job, he is not worthy of it. "
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Sell
Principles
Worthy
" When I was young, I went to the Sinai and worked as a waitress. "
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Young
Waitress
Worked
" I was born in Israel. My parents came in 1925. "
Tzipi Livni
Born
I Was Born
Parents
" Radical groups can become legitimate political players in the democratic process if they accept core democratic principles and abandon the use of force as a political tool. Or they can maintain armed terrorist militias in order to threaten their neighbors and intimidate their people. The international community should not allow them to do both. "
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Community
Political
People
" I was by Ariel Sharon's side on the day it was decided to form Kadima. It was founded in aim to create a government of hope and responsibility. "
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Responsibility
Government
Hope
" It's important to be the gatekeeper against dangerous ideas. "
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Important
Ideas
Against
" I am a pretty good lawyer, and I decided to close the office and to enter politics. "
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Office
Am
Good
" A leader in any place must ask himself who he identifies with, with which values, and towards what goals. "
Tzipi Livni
Place
Values
Ask
" 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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Me
Tough
Peace
" You can't put your name, recognition, your money in a company without having share in the control. "
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Recognition
Name
You
" 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. "
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Free
Community
People
" 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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America
More
Friendship
" I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself. "
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Society
Believe
Democracy
" 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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You
Behind
Doors
" We must draw a distinction between understanding and supporting Israel's values and existence, and criticising any Israeli government's policy. "
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Government
Understanding
Must