As prime minister, I was the Israeli leader who walked the greatest distance in his offers to the Palestinians.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I became a prime minister within four-and-a-half years, the shortest kind of career ever in Israeli political history.
I'm the prime minister who removed 400 checkpoints, barriers, road-blocks and so on to facilitate the growth of the Palestinian economy.
I am the Israeli leader who met most with Arafat.
When I negotiated the ceasefire in Gaza with President Morsi, he was, you know, very involved.
I watched Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech before Congress, and I saw a man who loves his country with all his heart and soul. I also saw a strong leader, which is absolutely crucial for the safety of the Israeli people.
Mr. President, prime ministers, let us have ambitions: ambitions to move beyond the violence and occupation, to the day when two states, Palestine and Israel, can live together side by side in peace and security.
When I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in my campaign. But I felt that one of the reasons that I was elected President was to try to bring peace to the Holy Land.
If I were in the government, I would persuade the prime minister to see the beauty in the fact that people see Israel as a haven - from their sadness to their hope.
My guide had a copy of Palestine on my last trip to Gaza. He'd bring it out and show people what I was trying to do. That usually went over pretty well.
My goal is to embrace the people, the 'natural resources' of Israel, and to build businesses with the creative Israelis.
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