Our response has been, "Well, let's then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table." That hasn't happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis.

Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope. The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.

We're never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.

If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.

Earth's dispossessed are vulnerable targets for extremists: those who teach that global justice is meaningless; that satisfaction can come only in violence, division, and intellectual isolation.

The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.

I've benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.