Many will view the compromises that will be made during your negotiations as painful concessions. But why not view them as peace offerings, ones that will provide in return the priceless gifts of hope, security and freedom for our children and our children's?

We have peace with Israel. We're actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking, 'Why are we having this relationship when it's not benefiting anybody?' Obviously, my answer is you always benefit from peace.

Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.

I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.

Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.

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

What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.