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Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere.

From 1967, all the Israeli governments continued making two big mistakes: occupation and settlement in the territories.

I never felt like a good Jew. My mother was not Jewish, and that makes me a non-Jew according to Jewish religious law.

My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has guided me throughout my life.

I always say that when a country wins with such overwhelming might, it's bad news for that country.

For me, true and authentic democracy occurs when the privileged groups assist the unprivileged groups to become more privileged.

I've been tremendously lucky. I went through things that turned out wrong, and I got myself out of them.

To create is to resist; to resist is to create.

Death is something to savour, and I hope to savour mine.

History can bring luck: this is what we can call optimism.