Don't take 'no' for an answer.

Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound.

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.

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

We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood.

I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.

If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.