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“I know that sometimes politics creates situations in which people want to say particular things for political reasons.”
“We cannot keep the Jewish state without being a democratic state.”
“The burden is on the Jewish majority in Israel to prove that the definition of their country as Jewish and democratic is not a contradiction.”
“The establishment of Israel was accompanied by much pain and suffering and a real trauma for the Palestinians.”
“We are living in a multicultural society. Our role as leaders is to enable grappling with this situation, even when multiculturalism is difficult.”
“I want to thank the American people - on both sides of the aisle - for years of financial, diplomatic, and military support, and for helping us carry the burden of defense.”
“I ask the members of the Knesset to be very strict about maintaining the principles of democracy.”
“A multicultural society does not reject the culture of the other but is prepared to listen, to see, to dialogue and, in the final analysis, to possibly accept the other's culture without compromising its own.”
“There is a difficulty in combating the type of terror that is perpetrated by groups of radical Jews. It's terror from within, and it is difficult to bring these perpetrators to justice; we need to create tools in order to combat this style of terrorism.”
“All sides must learn to respect one another.”
“Even if the Right says that Um Al-Fahm should be outside Israel, this is impossible.”
“The ayatollahs are trying to unite the whole Arab world against Israel by saying that Israel is something that should be brought to an end.”
“Disagreements will always occur between us, but we all approach them wanting the best for each and every one of us, for the whole people.”
“The Knesset was right to limit the president's tenure to seven years.”
“I won't intervene in Knesset decisions.”
“We need a broad government which will make decisions, but not a national unity government, because we are divided from within.”
“Everyone needs to understand that we were meant to live together in this country. We have to get to know one another; even if we don't agree, we have to enable each side to express itself.”
“I see myself as a former politician, and in that capacity, I say to other politicians, 'Hold back.'”
“I hereby swear, in my name and that of all our descendants, that we will never act against the principle of equal rights, and we will never try and force someone from our land.”
“I don't see any possibility of peace if there won't be open borders between us and our neighbors.”