I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the Palestinian people, with the purpose to have coexistence between our two entities, Israel as a Jewish state and Palestinian state, entity, next to us, living in peace.

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development and an improved standard of living.

We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions.

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace.

It is the duty of the government to guarantee maximum security, and this is not an easy task.

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

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.