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I feel that the Jews have always had a special connection to this part of the world, which in geographical terms was called Palestine for so many centuries.

There is no question that Israelis - indeed, all concerned Jews - have to continue to work out a Jewish public philosophy that truly justifies a Jewish state in the land of Israel.

To me the notion that Palestinians are actually Jews is, I think, quite revelatory and very radical and a possible bridge that has been ignored, I think, in this entire controversy and there's ample evidence to support it.

Jews had an outsider's eye on a lot of Western tradition.

When modern political Zionism emerged around the turn of the twentieth century, most Orthodox Jews opposed it.

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.

It's interesting when you're part of a group - the Jews, to be exact - that the world has had such problems with.

Not all Modern Orthodox Jews, at the present juncture, identify with what the Israeli government does. In Israel many religious Zionists strongly oppose the government because of the disengagement.

Zionism demands a publicly recognized and legally secured homeland in Palestine for the Jewish people. This platform is unchangeable.