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Israel always has a special filter to look at things, and that is the attitude toward Jews.
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Russians in top positions always told me, 'We don't want to deal with our allies the way that the Americans dealt with Mubarak,' which is a very live example in the minds of many.
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A strong, responsible Israel can become a stabilizer in such a turbulent region.
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I believe President Obama means everything he says about sticking to the unprecedented backing of Israel and keeping all options on the table against Tehran, as well as countering its adventures in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq.
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There is a perception across the Middle East that America is weakened. I believe the perception is wrong. The United States remains the world's mightiest military, economic and diplomatic power by far, with reach and abilities beyond rival.
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We are living in an open world. There is a freedom of speech and, clearly, freedom of speculation.
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Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced.
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Unfortunately, you cannot let your neck be kind of cut as a gesture for your neighbor, even if it's a good neighbor.
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The aim of the Palestinian terror is not just to kill Israelis but also to break the will of Israeli society in order to dictate a political solution. Israel should never yield to this terror campaign.
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When you launch a surgical operation, you must already be well deployed to follow it through with larger forces. That complicates matters: you need to be ready for a full-fledged campaign on the operational level and have the diplomatic backing lined up as well.
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Prime Minister Menachem Begin ordered the destruction of an Iraqi nuclear reactor near Baghdad in 1981. This action delayed an Iraqi bomb by at least 15 years. The whole world condemned Israel - only to realize later how farsighted it had been.
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Once Iraq becomes a nuclear power, the very decision to go to war against it would become a totally different ball game.
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If you establish a right unity government, you create an effective platform to make... decisions because you have wider support of your own party.
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With the globalization, it's difficult for governments to impose decisions on private companies.
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Iran sees India, China, Pakistan and, allegedly, Israel around them with nuclear weapons.
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I am confident the Obama administration will work professionally with any Israeli government.
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One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's moves.
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There is a need to accept a limited disruption of civil liberties in order to penetrate terror.
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Hezbollah will support Assad to the end because his continuing hold on power is critical to its own survival.
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Toward the Palestinians, Israel can only give. But when dealing with the entire Arab world, Israel can get a lot.
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I hope any government formed in Egypt will understand there is no choice but to maintain the framework of international agreements, which include the peace agreement with Israel.
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Who can guarantee that if we allow the Palestinians to establish a state, we won't find rockets there as well, half a mile from the airport or 10 miles from Tel Aviv?
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I'm not a tycoon or anything like that. Does my property amount to several million dollars? Of course it does.
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I have acquired - some would say deservedly - quite a few rivals: former Israeli politicians, some of whom at their height were stars beloved by large parts of the public. But today, they aren't in politics, and when they sit alone in their room, they say to themselves that Barak is the one who showed them out the door.
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The Labor party under my leadership is working to bring the Israeli people together from all nationalities in the spirit of the scroll of independence.
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Try to think for your own why the Russians and the Chinese do not like the idea that whoever takes aggressive steps to keep order within his sovereign borders should not accept others to intervene physically.
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Israel fits into the zeitgeist of our era. It is true that there are demographic threats to its existence. That is why a separation from the Palestinians is a compelling imperative.
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Assad wanted Israel to capitulate in advance to all his demands. Only then would he agree to enter into substantive negotiations. I couldn't agree to this.
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In Israel, there is a peace camp that can convene 200,000 people in central square of this city, on very short notice, and there is a major movement among academics, politicians, thinkers, and public leaders for peace, even at a painful price. On the Palestinian side, you can find them individually here and there, but there is no public movement.
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Israel is much more effective when the Israelis are convinced that we are on the moral high ground: that we are acting not just out of might, but also out of right.
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You can easily justify to anyone about the need to keep supporting Israel. We get very generous support. We need it.
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