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I don't care about the internal political system of the United States. I want to be a friend of United States, of its baseball, its institutions, its rock and roll, its workers, and its technology because we need it. I want to be friends of the Arab people, of the Persian people, of the Asian people.

I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.

To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

I'm a first-generation American, so I had friends from several cultures while growing up, including Indian and Iranian friends.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has, as Minister Livni knows, has been my friend for over 30 years. We drive each other crazy. But he has truly been a personal friend for well over 30 years. He acknowledged this.

A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.

When I was born here on one of the farms in Israel, my childhood, I never thought for one day that we will not be living together with Arabs.

I've been involved in ties with elements in the Arab world for years now. They wish to establish relations with Israel, but they cannot do so while there is no peace process.

Let me be very clear: my friendship with my friends ends where the interest of the country begins.