No matter what's happening in the Middle East - the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment - the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.

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

If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.

Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.

What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.

The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it's two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it's a good thing.

There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.