When our interests matched, the Americans have been good to us, and when the interests differed, they wanted us to mold ourselves to them, which we refused.

Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.

But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.

The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration.

Since its very inception, Israel has been a threat.

We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.