But for 30 years, Orthodox leaders have tipped the balance between hawks and doves, and have been in a position to determine who forms a coalition and who runs the country.

There are certain concepts, which exist in english, and are unthinkable, untranslatable into Hebrew and vice versa.

I want Israel to live in peace with its neighbors and in peace with itself.

Democracy in many parts of the world is undergoing a very deep crisis. Politics is becoming a branch of the entertainment industry. People vote not for the best leader, but for the funniest candidate.

Words create conceptions and self-conceptions and ultimately nations. They can start and stop wars. They can would and heal. Choosing words carefully is a moral responsibility.

All of my novels are democracies.

A conflict begins and ends in the hearts and minds of people, not in the hilltops.