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“Sept. 11 was a shock to the whole world.”
“There is the worldview of Greater Israel, the worldview of settlements: to send citizens to live in those places. That's not about security; that's not about the army. That's about an ideology that believes we need to stay in all of the Land of Israel. I don't share that ideology.”
“The Israeli people deserve better than a life in between rounds of violence.”
“I want Israel to have borders. For that, I need a map. I need a map on which our borders are specified.”
“Wars are not a choice we make for no reason.”
“The world cannot afford a nuclear Iran.”
“My responsibility is to ask, 'How can I serve my ideology and my voters?'”
“You know how my mother and father met? In a train robbery!”
“There is an essential difference between someone who harms a child on purpose and someone who harms a child by accident during combat in civilian territory.”
“Israel's security doctrine is not that Israel must invade every place from which a threat to Israel emanates.”
“Without strong Arab backing, it will be hard, if not impossible, for a Palestinian leader to reach peace with Israel.”
“I believe most of the public should be involved in the election of the leadership.”
“Democracy is not only the right to vote, it is also about not resorting to violence in order to reach political goals and respecting agreements signed by former governments.”
“Radical Islamist terror is a crime against the entire free world, including against Israel.”
“Sinai is demilitarized in accordance with the Israel-Egypt peace agreement.”
“Israel has a problem not because of the perception that the entire world is against us, but because of the government's problematic policies.”
“I don't envy my teachers. I used to preach to them.”