“Bringing an end to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians may help the young Arab generation to realise their aspirations. Israel is more than willing to offer our experience in building a modern economy in spite of limited resources to the whole region.” MayEndsWholeHelpingYoungEconomyGenerationsModernBuildingWillingOffersConflictResourcesIsraelAspirationSpiteRegionsRealisingPalestinianLimited Resources Author:Shimon Peres
“The important issue for us is bringing (people) who recognize the Palestinian people's rights and work on ending the occupation (to the Palestinian territories) and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” PeopleImportantIssuesRightsConflictOccupationTerritoryPalestinianIsraeliImportant IssuesIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Mohammed Dahlan
“Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating. [...] For Hamas, the only thing more prized than dead Jews are dead Palestinians.” WarMoralConflictJewIsraelComplicatedClarityPalestinianGazaHamasGeopolitical Author:Charles Krauthammer
“The issue [Israeli-Palestinian conflict], already lasting more than half a century, has brought deep suffering to the Palestinian people and remains an important reason of extended turbulence in the Middle East region.” PeopleImportantReasonSufferingHalfIssuesMiddleCenturyConflictRemainsEastRegionsLastingMiddle EastPalestinianIsraeliTurbulenceIsraeli Palestinian ConflictHalf A Century Author:Xi Jinping
“A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a region free of Iranian nukes are worthy goals that should be able to withstand public scrutiny in every Middle Eastern capital.” ShouldTwoStatesAbleGoalMiddleConflictSolutionsWorthyRegionsPalestinianEasternIsraeliScrutinyIranianIsraeli Palestinian ConflictNukes Author:Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
“If you ask me 'What is the one great move you can make to improve the Israeli economy?' of course it will be signing an agreement with the Arab world about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This will change everything.” IfsWorldMovingCoursesAsksChangeEconomyConflictAsk MeAgreementPalestinianThings ChangeIsraeliSigningArab WorldIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Yair Lapid
“Obama has been the single worst president in modern American history in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” Has BeensPresidentModernWorstConflictPalestinianAmerican HistoryIsraeliIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Reza Aslan
“Palestinians need to stop the incitement. They need to stop that kind of activity. But at the same time, there is a need to see the broader conflict here and understand that there has to be some kind of ultimately negotiated political track that's going to resolve the difference between Palestinians and Israelis.” NeedsKindPoliticalDifferencesActivityConflictTrackResolvePalestinianIncitement Author:John F. Kerry
“If the corrupt Jordanian monarchy were overthrown, it would be the ideal opportunity to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, because the West Bank and Jordan could then be united. There is already a Palestinian majority in Jordan, and there is enough room for everyone there. That would be the best revolution I could imagine.” IfsEnoughWould BeOpportunityUnitedRoomsImagineRevolutionConflictIdealsMajorityWestSolveBeing The BestPalestinianIsraeliMonarchyJordanIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Tom Segev
“The greatest tragedy of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is that everyone knows how it will end. We will divide up the region.” KnowsEndsKnow HowConflictTragedyRegionsDividesPalestinianIsraeliIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Yair Lapid
“The roots of the Palestinian conflict must be sought in history. The Holocaust and Palestine are directly connected with one another. And if the Holocaust actually occurred, then you should permit impartial groups from the whole world to research this. Why do you restrict the research to a certain group? Of course, I don't mean you, but rather the European governments.” IfsWorldShouldMeanWholeGovernmentCertainCoursesGroupsConflictResearchRootsConnectedWhole WorldPermitHolocaustPalestinianPalestine Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“Some countries such as Iran and Syria are using the commotion to distract attention from their own problems with the international community. The Palestinians, who have been deeply divided since their election, have found a common enemy in Denmark that unites them. Extremists and fundamentalists are exploiting the conflict to promote their radical agenda and win new members.” Has BeensCountryProblemFoundWinningCommunityCommonAttentionEnemyConflictMembersElectionInternationalRadicalAgendasIranDividedPalestinianSyriaExtremistInternational CommunityDenmarkCommon Enemy Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“What I, as the prime minister of the present government of Israel, started to do, is first to tackle the longest part of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.” FirstsGovernmentConflictIsraelMinistersPrimePalestinianPrime MinisterIsraeliArab Israeli Conflict Author:Yitzhak Rabin
“I found that looking at the Israeli/Palestinian conflict from an outside vantage point was actually quite distancing. The history of the conflict, the personalities, the violence, the distrust, and the seeming lack of viable solutions made meaningful involvement feel impossible. What changed that, for me, was changing the vantage point.” FeelsMadeFoundViolenceImpossibleChangedPersonalityConflictSolutionsMeaningfulPalestinianDistrustInvolvementIsraeliSeemingIsraeli Palestinian ConflictVantage Point Author:Jason Alexander
“If you really wanted to settle down the Middle East, if what you wanted was change in the Middle East, it is perfectly obvious that the first step is resolving the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.” IfsFirstsWantedStepsMiddleConflictObviousEastSettlingMiddle EastFirst StepsPalestinianIsraeliSettling DownIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Molly Ivins
“The criticisms that are often presented to us by some in the conservative Jewish community about our Palestinian version are: first, that the U.S. is not in conflict with "Palestine" (quotes are theirs) and second, that Conflict Kitchen should counter the Palestinian viewpoints it presents with pro-Israeli viewpoints, otherwise we are spreading dangerous propaganda.” ShouldFirstsCommunityDangerousConflictCriticismConservativeVersionsPropagandaKitchenPalestinianPalestineIsraeliViewpointsJewish Community Author:Jon Rubin
“If we are not in conflict with Palestine than why are they so afraid of us presenting Palestinian voices? Of course the answer is obvious, and we see it throughout the U.S. and the world, controlling the master narrative of Israel means vigilantly controlling the narrative about Palestine.” IfsWorldMeanCoursesVoiceAnswersMastersConflictObviousIsraelNarrativePalestinianPalestinePresenting Author:Jon Rubin
“We have no other choice but to go on managing the conflict. We propose a stability plan: We want to strengthen the Palestinian Authority economically and establish mutual industrial zones and help them to develop independent energy capabilities, enabling the Palestinians to live their lives independently and have a future. This is where the European States should invest, not in NGOs that harm Israel.” WantShouldStatesHelpingChoicesEnergyPlansGoes OnConflictAuthorityIndependentIsraelHarmZoneMutualStabilityCapabilityPalestinianProposeEnabling Author:Ayelet Shaked
“I have been a long-time advocate for a just Arab-Israeli peace and for Palestinian refugees. Today, as you are aware, Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan and Iraq are being overwhelmed by those fleeing the conflict in Syria, often with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Many are severely tortured - abused women and their traumatized children whose husbands, fathers, and brothers have been killed or permanently disabled.” ChildrenLongHas BeensTodayFatherBrotherHusbandConflictClothesLong TimeIraqPalestinianSyriaRefugeeOverwhelmedTurkeysIsraeliDisabledJordanFleeingLebanonAbused WomenBeing OverwhelmedFather And BrotherPalestinian Refugees Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“He is someone who is involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a fundamental way. Let's start with who Dani Dayan is. He was the former head of one of the main settler councils, the Yesha Council, which is a kind of umbrella organization for settlements in the occupied West Bank. Now, you know, for some countries this might not be an issue, but Brazil has made a point of its policies on the Israeli-Palestinian issue.” KnowsWayKindMadeCountryMightIssuesPolicyInvolvedConflictOrganizationFundamentalsWestFormerPalestinianCouncilIsraeliBrazilSettlementUmbrellaSettlersIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a tragedy; it is a clash between right and right. And, therefore it's not black and white. Sometimes, recently it is indeed a clash between wrong and wrong. It is not as simple as fascism was.” SometimesBlackSimpleWhiteConflictTragedyFascismBlack And WhitePalestinianIsraeliClashIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Amos Oz
“We are more often than not asked, for instance, to regard Israel and Palestine as in a conflict of this kind, a framing that sets each of them on equal footing, and implicitly analogies the political situation to a fist fight, a soccer match, or a domestic quarrel. So if, then, the only two intelligible political positions are "pro-Palestinian" or "pro-Israeli," the presumption is that one's position is determined by a sentiment that wants one side to win over the other.” IfsWantKindTwoPoliticalFightingWinningSidesSituationPositionConflictEqualRegardIsraelDeterminedInstanceSoccerSentimentsPalestinianPalestineFistsQuarrelsIsraeliAnalogiesPresumptionFramingIf Then Author:Judith Butler
“Despite all the noise and hullabaloo - military cooperation, intelligence cooperation, all of that has continued. We have defended them consistently in every imaginable way. But I also believe that both for our national interests and Israel's national interests that allowing an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that could get worse and worse over time is a problem. And that settlements contribute.” WayBelieveProblemInterestMilitaryConflictIsraelNoiseDespiteAllowingCooperationPalestinianConsistentlyOngoingSettlementNational Interests Author:Barack Obama
“The Israeli-Palestinian problem becomes very acute with Gaza dominated by Hamas. With the possibility of the conflict escalating, not only in terms of Gaza but also the Hezbollah and Lebanon, with the continuing crisis in Iraq, which is very dynamic and unpredictable and which could get out of hand, and maybe even escalate and enlarge.” ProblemHandsTermPossibilityConflictCrisisIraqPalestinianContinuingUnpredictableIsraeliGazaLebanonHamasHezbollahEscalating Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“Any move by Israel to end the conflict with the Palestinians by unilateral moves - such as annexing the West Bank, delinking Gaza and declaring that there be no further diplomatic process - will lead to strong regional and global reactions, as well as intensify efforts at the UN and in civil society to brand Israel as an outlaw state dangerous to regional and world peace and guilty of criminal behavior.” WorldWellsEndsStatesMovingStrongProcessEffortDangerousConflictBehaviorWestIsraelCriminalsReactionsGuiltyBrandsPalestinianCivil SocietyDiplomaticOutlawGazaDeclaringCriminal Behavior Author:Richard A. Falk
“This bloody conflict has been going on for much too long. It is doing terrible things to Israelis, to Palestinians. One of the terrible things it is causing is indifference.” LongHas BeensTerribleConflictIndifferencePalestinianBloodyTerrible Things Author:Amos Oz
“Look at the Israel-Palestine conflict, for example. If you look at a map from 1947 to now, you'll see that Israel has gobbled up almost all of Palestinian land with its illegal settlements. To talk about justice in that battle, you have to talk about those settlements. But, if you just talk about human rights, then you can say, "Oh, Hamas violates human rights," "Israel violates human rights." Ergo, both are bad.” IfsHumansLooksJusticeRightsLandExampleBattleConflictHuman RightsIsraelMapsIllegalPalestinianPalestineSettlementHamas Author:Arundhati Roy
“Unsettled Middle East, in these times where the people are trying to find their way towards democracy, could be interesting for many reasons - for weapons to be sold, for new geostrategic interests to be protected, and something that we are not talking about, which is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The people who are lost in the whole discussion here are the Palestinians. We have demonstrations in Palestine in West Bank. Nobody is covering this. It's as if they don't exist anymore. And this is, in fact, central. And Israel is silent.” PeopleIfsWayTryingReasonWholeFactsLostInterestInterestingTalkingDemocracyMiddleConflictWeaponsSilentWestIsraelEastDiscussionMiddle EastProtectedPalestinianPalestineIsraeliDemonstrationCoveringNot TalkingIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Tariq Ramadan
“There are some who support us and others who are on the other side. They bow to pressure from the international community. But there is no reason for any of them to be against our Palestinian concerns. We don't interfere in any of the domestic policies of other countries. We are a national movement and we are concentrating on our conflict and the battle against the Israeli occupation.” CountryReasonCommunitySupportPolicyBattleConflictConcernPalestinianInterfereIsraeli Author:Khaled Mashal
“Sometimes, recently Israeli-Palestinian conflict is indeed a clash between wrong and wrong. It is not as simple as fascism was. Every decent man had to be against fascism, period. It is not as simple as apartheid or colonialism or racism or misogyny. It is not simple because the Palestinians have no other land. They are absolutely right about this. The Israeli Jews also have no other land and they are absolutely right about this. It is a tragedy of two peoples claiming the same very small country, about the size of New Jersey.” MenCountrySometimesSimpleConflictRacismTragedyJewDecentFascismPalestinianMisogynyIsraeliClashApartheid Author:Amos Oz
“President Abbas, you've dedicated your life to advancing the Palestinian cause. Must this conflict continue for generations, or will we enable our children and our grandchildren to speak in years ahead of how we found a way to end it? That's what we should aim for, and that's what I believe we can achieve.” WayShouldYearsBelieveChildrenEndsFoundSpeakI BelieveCausesPresidentGenerationsAchieveConflictOur ChildrenAimDedicatedPalestinianGrandchildrenAdvancingAbba Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict with Israel rather than to end it. They're trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state.” ThinkingKnowsGivingTryingEndsStatesConflictMajorityIsraelGet AwayPalestinianNegotiationAssemblyNegotiatingDetoursGeneral Assembly Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between the Israelis and the Palestinians. But Jefferson, Madison, and Washington explicitly warned against involving ourselves in foreign conflicts.” PlayAmericaRolesConflictAssumingCompromisePalestinianInvolvingSettlementMadison Author:Ron Paul
“Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians.” PeaceStepsConflictSolutionsImportancePalestinianIdaho Author:Ariel Sharon
“I am an American Jew and aware of the sensitivities involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” InvolvedConflictJewPalestinianSensitivityIsraeliIsraeli Palestinian Conflict Author:Steven Spielberg
“Resistance in Palestine will continue until the final liberation of all the Palestinian lands.” WarLibertyLandPoliticianConflictFinalsResistanceLiberationPalestinianPalestineContinuation Author:Ahmed Yassin