When it becomes a bloody reality, we have to come together and look at what can be done to return to the order of peace, ... There is no alternative to it.

You can kill a thousand; you can bring an end to life; you cannot kill an idea.

[Hamas] thought that if you go to elections you become a democrat for the rest of your life. They think that democracy is limited to one day in four years.

One of the most important branches of the Egyptian economy is tourism. No bikinis, no tourism. So they have to decide what to do.

In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures.

I am a president who also gives pardons. Usually my considerations are humane.

Governments are based on power, companies are based on goodwill, which allows them to invest in the future.