I don't believe that in the name of the holiness of the city you have to put barbed wires, machine gun nests, mine pins and everything of that, in the name of the holiness of Jerusalem.

We will not leave the Golan Heights, not even in exchange for a peace treaty. We will be ready for a limited compromise and it does not have to be in territorial terms.

You don't make friends with friends. You have got to make friends with your enemies.

I'll continue to carry out whatever we are committed to. Whatever we believe leads us to a permanent solution the way we want it, the way I want it.

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.

We accept every form or way to talk to the Syrians how to achieve peace.

One of my theories about why we've been cranky is Australians have been forced to focus on politics or party politics a little bit more than they normally would.