The international community and Israel have the same opinion regarding the Hamas government. We don't say we are going to boycott it forever. We say the Hamas government must abide by the obligations the Palestinian Authority has signed.

Apparently Iran thinks that it can continue to deceive the world in order to reach its goals.

Persian social manners are well known, and there is no other society that can compete with them.

The Holocaust is not only a tragedy of the Jewish people, it is a failure of humanity as a whole.

I have strong sentiments toward Iran, since I distinguish between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people. I highly esteem Iranian music and culture.

Iran stands behind a substantial number of terrorist actions against us, together with Hizballah and the Islamic Jihad. It pretends to care for the Palestinians.

I am deeply saddened by the suffering of the Iraqi people.