I know the war in Iraq is controversial in the States, but for us in the Middle East it has made a great and significant impact.

In Israel we tend to be carried away by our emotions.

I sometimes feel tired. But there are so many reasons for being tired.

A prime minister must not promise things that can't be fulfilled.

Leadership is tested not by one's capacity to survive politically but by the ability to make tough decisions in trying times.

The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process.

I love my country more than anything else.