“No benefit comes from a just man's prayer if he who asks for it finds more pleasure in sin than in virtue. For Samuel mourned over Saul when he sinned, but he was not able to obtain God's mercy, for his grief was not supported by the necessary change of life on the part of the sinner. Hence God put an end to the pointless grief of His servant, saying to him, 'How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel?' (I Sam. 16:1).” IfsMenLongEndsAbleChristianAsksPrayerSinPleasureGriefVirtueSeeingBenefitsMercyIsraelServantLife ChangingSinnerOrthodoxRejectedMournPointlessNecessary Change Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Resistance will continue as long as the occupation and aggression continues. There is no recognition of Israel, no matter what the cost is.” LongMatterCostNo Matter WhatIsraelResistanceRecognitionOccupationAggression Author:Khaled Mashal
“We continue to believe that a two-state solution is the only way for the long-term security of Israel, if it wants to stay both a Jewish state and democratic.” IfsWayWantBelieveLongTwoStatesTermSecuritySolutionsDemocraticIsraelLong Term Author:Barack Obama
“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
“And as long as the world lasts, all who want to make progress in righteousness will come to Israel for inspiration, as to the people who have had the sense for righteousness most glowing and strongest; and in hearing and reading the words Israel has uttered for us, carers for conduct will find a glow and a force they could find nowhere else.” PeopleWorldWantLongInspirationLastsReadingForceProgressIsraelHearingRighteousnessStrongestGlowing Book:Complete Prose Works: Dissent and dogma Source: Complete Prose Works: Dissent and dogma