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I ask the members of the Knesset to be very strict about maintaining the principles of democracy.

When I addressed international forums as prime minister, the Israeli people expected me to present bold political initiatives that would bring peace - not arguments outlining why achieving peace now is not possible.

I won't intervene in Knesset decisions.

According to Netanyahu, he should rule like a Caesar, and the Knesset should be run by the tyranny of the majority.

I became a prime minister within four-and-a-half years, the shortest kind of career ever in Israeli political history.

The Knesset members - Jews and Arabs - don't represent the state of Israel. The government is the one that represents the state of Israel officially.

I'm going into politics because I think that the kind of discourse taking place in Israel is leading this country to oblivion, and I want to change it.

As a citizen of a democratic state, I have always believed that when a prime minister is elected in Israel, even those who voted against him at the polls are obligated to desire his success.

I understand the importance of political power, so I will use my strength and influence to convince as many people as I can within the party and outside the party that a Palestinian state is bad news for Israel.

I grew up thinking that if I wanted to go be prime minister, I could.