I let God be the judge and I believe that we worship a just and fair God who won't punish innocent people unnecessarily.

I am not here as a public official, but as a citizen of a troubled world who finds hope in a growing consensus that the generally accepted goals of society are peace, freedom, human rights, environmental quality, the alleviation of suffering, and the rule of law.

I let God be the judge and I believe that we worship a just and fair God who won't punish innocent people unnecessarily.

In order for us human beings to commit ourselves personally to the inhumanity of war, we find it necessary first to dehumanize our opponents, which is in itself a violation of the beliefs of all religions. Once we characterize our adversaries as beyond the scope of God's mercy and grace, their lives lose all value.

Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.

My proudest accomplishment was that I never dropped a bomb, fired a bullet, or shot a missile.

My constant prayer, my number one foreign goal, is to bring peace to Israel. And in the process to Israel's neighbours.