Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.

It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.

Tragedy is the difference between what is and what could have been.

Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its 'right to exist.' Israel's right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi Arabia and 152 other states, is axiomatic and unreserved. Israel's legitimacy is not suspended in midair awaiting acknowledgement.... There is certainly no other state, big or small, young or old, that would consider mere recognition of its 'right to exist' a favor, or a negotiable concession.

A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.

A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.