Bringing an end to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians may help the young Arab generation to realise their aspirations. Israel is more than willing to offer our experience in building a modern economy in spite of limited resources to the whole region.

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

Without freedom you cannot have real peace.

You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.

The internet, Facebook and Twitter have created mass communications and social spaces that regimes cannot control.

President Abbas and myself, we are the ones who signed the Oslo agreement, so we really know each other, not just theoretically.

I cannot go to elections with an open stomach. If you want to negotiate we have to conclude it before the elections. I cannot just start the negotiations [with Palestinians] saying we are ready to do this and that and not having any reply.