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“As leaders, we in Israel must take into account the concerns of diaspora Jewry. Israel is strong enough to take criticism from within the family of Jews who say, 'OK, we disapprove of Israeli policy, but we stand firm for Israel.'”
“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.”
“When you look at the Lebanon-Syria border, you see a porous border despite the fact that you have a U.N. Security Council decision that speaks of an embargo on weapons transfers to Hezbollah.”
“An Israeli soldier is raised on values of respecting human life, and they don't change their values when they turn 18 and enter the army.”
“Netanyahu's government and its faulty and politicized priorities are leading Israel into bankruptcy.”
“The Palestinian national movement is not an Islamic religious movement.”
“I have come to fight for peace, and I will not give my hand to those who try to turn the word 'peace' into a dirty one.”
“I was born in Israel. My parents came in 1925.”
“The Palestinian conflict is the glass ceiling of Israel's economy.”
“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.”
“The attitude of 'every nation unto itself' is a destructive one for the future of Israel.”
“When I was young, I went to the Sinai and worked as a waitress.”
“I'm not asking myself, 'How I can be different from Netanyahu?' because I am different, and Kadima is different from Likud, by its own nature.”
“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.”
“The state of Israel, and a government under me, will make it a strategic objective to topple the Hamas regime in Gaza. The means for doing this should be military, economic, and diplomatic.”
“I prefer jeans to a suit, sneakers to high heels, markets to malls.”
“If someone is willing to sell out his principles for the job, he is not worthy of it.”
“Israel is part of the free world led by the United States, no matter what.”
“On the right of Israel to exist and to defend itself, there is no opposition in Israel.”
“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.”