Growing up in Israel, how can I not be an optimist? When you remember what Israel was 50 years ago and you see Israel now, one of the most successful countries in the world, stable, democratic, with an enormously stable economy despite everything that has happened in the global economy in the last few years, how can I not be an optimist?

The formula for the parameters of a unilateral solution are: To maximize the number of Jews; to minimize the number of Palestinians; not to withdraw to the 1967 border and not to divide Jerusalem.

The military operation in Lebanon was the most successful military operation in recent Israeli history. Many in Israel don't recognise that.

Iran is an anti-Semitic, terrorist government.

When the President of Iran talks about removing Israel from the face of the Earth and is building nuclear bombs with a range of 3000km, you have to be worried.

I know I'm unpopular.

Israel always has to be in a position to defend itself against any adversary and against any threat of any kind.