We checked carefully the international law - what does a nation do when terrorists are using civilians to defend their life, as a shelter. And they say you do not have a choice.

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

In any democratic country you have more than one view.

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.

I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but I always learned.

Some experts advise what to do in accordance with the past, but the past flew away, and we have to reorient ourselves in the face of new dangers.

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