As soon as people become a little less fearful, they will also begin demanding more freedom.

Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society.

Just as the 99% of Soviet citizens who supported the Soviet regime in 1985 was no indication of what the people inside the USSR really thought, the army of true believers that we think we see in the Arab world is an illusion.

Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not afford to make peace.

It is not surprising, then, that in the decade since Oslo began, Arafat used all the resources placed at his disposal to fan the flames of hatred against Israel.

As soon as people become a little less fearful, they will also begin demanding more freedom.

I was inspired to write this book by those who are sceptical of the power of freedom to change the world.