[Hamas] lives on their rifles and bombs.

The present Arab uprising didn't stem from Israel. The old guard is trying to keep down the young chickens. The old guard is better organized. They may win elections, but unless they have a solution to poverty, to corruption, to oppression, they will not last. I am with the young people.

The minute you try to threaten and use boycotts I think it is outside the democratic perception.

The president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map.

Israel was born under the British mandate. We learned from the British what democracy means, and how it behaves in a time of danger, war and terror. We thank Britain for introducing freedom and respect of human rights both in normal and demanding circumstances.

I think today you can move ahead working with global companies more than with national governments.

In order to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear country you have to introduce a system of verification and inspection.