“Disengagement is a response to certain demographic realities, .. Within a few years, due to the higher Arab birth rate, Jews will become a minority in the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. I don't want [Israel] to be South Africa because we don't believe in apartheid. We simply have to separate from the Palestinians so that we can control our own destinies.” WantYearsBelieveRealityCertainDestinySeaBirthHigherAreasRiversSouthResponseRateDon't BelieveJewIsraelDuesMinoritiesPalestinianSouth AfricaJordanApartheidDemographicsBirth RateDisengagementMediterranean Sea Author:Ehud Olmert
“The United Nations believes that acceptance of these principles will help the Palestinian people achieve their legitimate goal of an end to occupation and the creation of an independent and viable state, living in peace and security with its neighbors.” PeopleBelieveEndsStatesHelpingNationsGoalUnitedPrinciplesAchieveSecurityCreationAcceptanceIndependentNeighborOccupationPalestinianUnited NationsPeace And Security Author:Kofi Annan
“It's not by accident that this has not been resolved in 50 years, but I believe this is the best chance we will have for a long time for there to be a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.” YearsBelieveLongI BelieveChanceLong TimeIsraelAccidentsAgreementPalestinian Author:Sandy Berger
“Only if you give the Palestinians something to lose is there a hope that they will agree to moderate their demands.... I believe that as soon as Ahmed has a seat in the bus, he will limit his demands.” IfsGivingBelieveI BelieveLosesDemandLimitsAgreeSeatsBusPalestinianModerates Author:Thomas Friedman
“There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East. Is Israel going to continue to be "Fortress Israel"? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony. And no matter what's happening in the Middle East - the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment - the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.” WayBelieveCountryMatterMovingI BelieveChallengesIssuesEconomicMiddleEmotionalSpringHappeningsHarmonyNo Matter WhatRateIsraelCriticalEastAcceptedMoving ForwardNeighborhoodMiddle EastPalestinianUnemploymentIsraeliFortressesArab Spring Author:Abdallah II
“I also believe that US backing for Israeli policies of expansion of the Israeli state and oppression of the Palestinian people is the major cause of bitter division and violence in the world.” PeopleWorldBelieveStatesCausesViolencePolicyMajorsOppressionBitterDivisionPalestinianExpansionIsraeli Author:Clare Short