“If there were an election today, Netanyahu would win. Yet, his standing in the polls is also a reflection of the weakness of Ehud Olmert, the current prime minister - who stands at 2 percent in a recent poll - and the enduring weaknesses of the Labor Party.” IfsTodayWinningPartyReflectionPercentWeaknessStandingLaborElectionEndureCurrentsMinistersPrimePrime MinisterPolls Author:Dennis A. Ross
“If there will be a serious Palestinian prime minister who makes a 100 percent effort to end terrorism, then we can have peace. Each side has to take steps. If terror continues, there will not be an independent Palestinian state. Israel will not accept it, if terror continues.” IfsEndsStatesSidesEffortAcceptingStepsSeriousPercentIndependentTerrorIsraelTerrorismMinistersPrimePalestinianPrime Minister Author:Ariel Sharon
“If one is talking to a finance minister of a poor country, moral arguments tend not to get very far. But if you can argue that their country is going to grow 2 percent faster per year if they can just harness the power of the female half of the population more effectively, that is an argument they consider.” IfsYearsCountryGrowsPoorHalfTalkingMoralPercentFemaleArgumentPopulationArguingFinanceFasterMinistersHarnessPoor Countries Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu, in his rather undiplomatic way, demanded that Washington bring words and actions together into a coherent, 100 percent pro-Israeli policy. Obama, apparently still having faith in a "two-state solution," refused to do this.” WayStillsTwoStatesActionTogetherPolicySolutionsPercentMinistersPrimeHave FaithPrime MinisterIsraeliWords And Actions Author:Lawrence Davidson
“No woman in my time will be prime minister or chancellor or foreign secretary - not the top jobs. Anyway, I wouldn't want to be prime minister; you have to give yourself 100 percent.” WantGivingJobsPercentMinistersMy TimePrimeSecretaryPrime MinisterMy Time Will Come Author:Margaret Thatcher