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I think that peace will require two states, a Palestinian state that recognizes the Jewish state.

We need to see a Palestinian state.

Peace in Palestine is inevitable. The question is how do we make it happen today.

I want to see peace in the country.

The Israeli people are skeptical about the chances of a long-term peace, but if they saw it, they'd grab it. Any Israeli government that wants to be reelected should be interested in a lasting peace.

You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are willing to accept the fact, as the majority of Israelis do, that there should be two states between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, we won't have peace.

What I'm working is for peace on ground between Israelis and Palestinians through business, through economy, through quality of life.

I want the State of Israel to remain a Zionist, Jewish and democratic state. There is nothing 'far' or 'ultra' about those ideals. I also advocate the creation of a viable Palestinian state.

The Israelis would like to live in peace within their borders; the Arabs would like to kill them all.

Now, when we say we want peace, what we want is really for our Palestinian neighbours to have a demilitarized state next to us that recognizes the Jewish State. We're willing to recognize their state, the Palestinian state. But we ask them to recognize the Jewish state.