Small: Cease-fire is important, but it can last only for a very, very, very short time
"Cease-fire is important, but it can last only for a very, very, very short time"
Silvan Shalom, Politician
Small: I think I value things more correctly. I hope I look at my life in a way that makes sense
"I think I value things more correctly. I hope I look at my life in a way that makes sense"
Oded Fehr, Actor
Small: I am not thinking that because people say I am great that I really am great. I am just doing a job, just like
"I am not thinking that because people say I am great that I really am great. I am just doing a job, just like everybody else. The only difference is that a lot more people see what I do"
Oded Fehr, Actor
Small: We want peace, but not at any price
"We want peace, but not at any price"
Ehud Barak, Statesman
Small: We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission.
"We always knew how to honor fallen soldiers. They were killed for our sake, they went out on our mission. But how are we to mourn a random man killed in a terrorist attack while sitting in a cafe? How do you mourn a housewife who got on a bus and never returned?"
A. B. Yehoshua, Novelist
Small: The Palestinians are not willing to do anything, theyre not willing to make the strategic decision to dismantl
"The Palestinians are not willing to do anything, they're not willing to make the strategic decision to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorist organizations"
Silvan Shalom, Politician
Small: I did my military service from 1989 - 92 and I was never shot at or had to fire on anybody. I was very lucky.
"I did my military service from 1989 - 92 and I was never shot at or had to fire on anybody. I was very lucky. I was more involved in intelligence and counter-intelligence"
Oded Fehr, Actor
Small: There are severe limitations on civil rights. In the international arena, Iran is turning into an isolated cou
"There are severe limitations on civil rights. In the international arena, Iran is turning into an isolated country, and the international community is becoming more hostile toward it"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: The international community is unwilling to accept the policies of the Iranian regime
"The international community is unwilling to accept the policies of the Iranian regime"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: Persian social manners are well known, and there is no other society that can compete with them
"Persian social manners are well known, and there is no other society that can compete with them"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: I am proud to be the president of the state of Israel
"I am proud to be the president of the state of Israel"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: Apparently Iran thinks that it can continue to deceive the world in order to reach its goals
"Apparently Iran thinks that it can continue to deceive the world in order to reach its goals"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability
"Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability"
Ehud Barak, Statesman
Small: I never got hurt when I was in Morocco doing all the horse riding and my own stunts. But on the last day on th
"I never got hurt when I was in Morocco doing all the horse riding and my own stunts. But on the last day on the last shot I slid off my horse and landed on my bottom. I did not get hurt but it was very embarrassing"
Oded Fehr, Actor
Small: Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries
"Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries"
A. B. Yehoshua, Novelist
Small: So with truth - there is a certain moment when one can say, this is the truth and here I put a dot, a stop, an
"So with truth - there is a certain moment when one can say, this is the truth and here I put a dot, a stop, and I go to another thing. A judge has to put an end to a deliberation. But for a historian, there's never an end to the past. It can go on and on and on"
A. B. Yehoshua, Novelist
Small: And this is one of the major questions of our lives: how we keep boundaries, what permission we have to cross
"And this is one of the major questions of our lives: how we keep boundaries, what permission we have to cross boundaries, and how we do so"
A. B. Yehoshua, Novelist
Small: We have the responsibility to protect our people and thats why were building this fence. Weve suffered from 19
"We have the responsibility to protect our people and that's why we're building this fence. We've suffered from 19,000 terrorist attacks during the last three years"
Silvan Shalom, Politician
Small: We are not going to damage our safety and our security. Were not going to give those extremists the privilege
"We are not going to damage our safety and our security. We're not going to give those extremists the privilege to come so freely to Israel in order to carry out more attacks against us and kill us one day after another"
Silvan Shalom, Politician
Small: We would like to ease the life of the Palestinians. I prepared a new plan that we call a positive agenda
"We would like to ease the life of the Palestinians. I prepared a new plan that we call a positive agenda"
Silvan Shalom, Politician
Small: The security fence is reversible. Human lives are irreversible
"The security fence is reversible. Human lives are irreversible"
Silvan Shalom, Politician
Small: We must see what in the Israeli identity - in the Israeli - we can give to other people rather than speaking s
"We must see what in the Israeli identity - in the Israeli - we can give to other people rather than speaking so often of taking, expanding territory"
A. B. Yehoshua, Novelist
Small: I dont think that when Zionism began there was a claim that we were losing - even in part - our capacity to co
"I don't think that when Zionism began there was a claim that we were losing - even in part - our capacity to contribute to other peoples"
A. B. Yehoshua, Novelist
Small: If you are strong and fighting the weak, then if you kill your opponent then you are a scoundrel... if you let
"If you are strong and fighting the weak, then if you kill your opponent then you are a scoundrel... if you let him kill you, then you are an idiot"
Martin van Creveld, Historian
Small: Assuming China does not become destabilized and continues to grow, it will no doubt develop a military program
"Assuming China does not become destabilized and continues to grow, it will no doubt develop a military program in proportion to its resources"
Martin van Creveld, Historian
Small: Most of the international community, most of the countries around the world, dont want any side, any party to
"Most of the international community, most of the countries around the world, don't want any side, any party to take unilateral steps. They would like that all of us to stick to the road map"
Silvan Shalom, Politician
Small: In 1988, King Hussein of Jordan said that it doesnt take any connection any more to those territories, and he
"In 1988, King Hussein of Jordan said that it doesn't take any connection any more to those territories, and he would like to split from those territories. So according to the international law, it doesn't belong to anyone"
Silvan Shalom, Politician
Small: One of the dreams of Zionism was to be a bridge. Instead, we are creating exclusion between the East and the W
"One of the dreams of Zionism was to be a bridge. Instead, we are creating exclusion between the East and the West instead of creating bridges; we are contributing to the conflict between East and West by our stupid desire to have more"
A. B. Yehoshua, Novelist
Small: We believe that we should come to an agreement with the Palestinians. But we need two to tango
"We believe that we should come to an agreement with the Palestinians. But we need two to tango"
Silvan Shalom, Politician
Small: No one can compare us to the apartheid regime. Its not like in South Africa between the blacks and the whites
"No one can compare us to the apartheid regime. It's not like in South Africa between the blacks and the whites who belong to the same nation, or in Berlin where you find parents living on the eastern side and their children in the western side"
Silvan Shalom, Politician
Small: Except when war is waged in a desert, noncombatants, also known as civilians or the people, constitute the gre
"Except when war is waged in a desert, noncombatants, also known as civilians or "the people," constitute the great majority of those affected"
Martin van Creveld, Historian
Small: Iran stands behind a substantial number of terrorist actions against us, together with Hizballah and the Islam
"Iran stands behind a substantial number of terrorist actions against us, together with Hizballah and the Islamic Jihad. It pretends to care for the Palestinians"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: Fundamentalist governments and organizations endanger stability in the world
"Fundamentalist governments and organizations endanger stability in the world"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: The Security Council decided to deal with Irans nuclear intentions. The international community will not be wi
"The Security Council decided to deal with Iran's nuclear intentions. The international community will not be willing to tolerate an Iran with a nuclear capability and an Iran that collaborates with terrorist organizations"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: Our family has lived in Iran for 2,500 years, and Iranian Jewry has the long history in that land
"Our family has lived in Iran for 2,500 years, and Iranian Jewry has the long history in that land"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: I dont think that Iran with a nuclear capability will be just the problem of the state of Israel. This is a ma
"I don't think that Iran with a nuclear capability will be just the problem of the state of Israel. This is a matter that concerns the whole world"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: I am sure the majority of Iranians want a peace agreement with Israel and want Iran to integrate with the inte
"I am sure the majority of Iranians want a peace agreement with Israel and want Iran to integrate with the international community and accept its universal values"
Moshe Katsav, Statesman
Small: No rendering can really simulate the way the light bounces off the bronze panel. From some angles, its almost
"No rendering can really simulate the way the light bounces off the bronze panel. From some angles, it's almost a mirror, and from others it's a matte surface"
Michael Arad, Architect
Small: I hope for the experience of people standing together, turning their backs to the city and facing this, and he
"I hope for the experience of people standing together, turning their backs to the city and facing this, and hearing the leaves rustle. Well, maybe it won't be as bucolic as at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, but I know you will feel removed from the city"
Michael Arad, Architect
Small: The problem is that you cannot prove yourself against someone who is much weaker than yourself
"The problem is that you cannot prove yourself against someone who is much weaker than yourself"
Martin van Creveld, Historian