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There is something very very special, universal and easily identifiable among all Jews; it is beyond territory, it is something we all have in common.

The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.

It seems, though, that historically we have now reached a position in which Jews cannot legitimately be understood always and only as presumptive victims.

Quite a few people feel uncomfortable when faced with the claim that the Jews are the world's smartest people. In our politically correct era, one is not expected to argue that one group within humanity has an advantage over all the others.

Jewish existence in the Land of Israel depends only on the Jews, and on what the Jews think of themselves.

I do explicitly see Jewish people as a people - not either a religion or an ethnicity but a people.

Our people represent a tapestry of interwoven identities embodying the rich diversity of what it means to be Jewish.

There is a diversity of thought and philosophy, diversity of languages and dialects, diversity of political spectrum, and there's a diversity of taste for food. I don't label or characterize Jews in any way.

Most Jews, like most rational persons, know that their personal identity and their ethnic identity are not one and the same.

A fully positive relationship between Christians and Jews is one that would elide all differences.