I'm no wealthier than Bibi Netanyahu or Arik Sharon. I don't feel that I'm more hedonistic than Ehud Olmert, or Yitzhak Rabin or Shimon Peres.

In Israel, generally speaking, politics is much more familiar than any other place. We all know each other.

Israel is much more effective when the Israelis are convinced that we are on the moral high ground: that we are acting not just out of might, but also out of right.

I want you to be ready to take my place, Ariel Sharon told me.

War is no picnic. Wars should be prevented, and if you can't prevent them, you have to put them off.

Since the Six-Day War, the whole world, which is the real arena of battle between us and the Palestinians, believes that Israel is right in regard to procedure, namely problems and disputes should be solved around the negotiating table.