I have learned that the state of Israel cannot be ruled in our generation without deceit and adventurism. These are historical facts that cannot be altered.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Israel fits into the zeitgeist of our era. It is true that there are demographic threats to its existence. That is why a separation from the Palestinians is a compelling imperative.
You have to show Israel that it's not going to be forced to do things it doesn't want to do and can't do.
The mystified idea I had of Israel - the demonization of Israel - it just wasn't true.
The idea that the State of Israel could be democracy only for its Jewish citizens is unconscionable, and we must find a way to address this.
The State of Israel was not established so that the anti-Semites will disappear but, rather, so we can tell them to get lost.
Israel is following policies which maximise its security threats... policies which choose expansion over security... policies which lead to their moral degradation, their isolation, their delegitimation, as they call it now, and very likely ultimate destruction. That's not impossible.
Israel cannot be a democracy if it occupies land of other people.
In Israel, there's a lot to learn from anyone, because to live there you've got to deal with the truth. Things happen real fast. Your day goes from cool to catastrophic in one second. Israelis know that the cafe you're in could blow up, or the shopping mall, and they rock that.
I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization.
A bloc of states is emerging that understands that they may have been wrong to think that Israel is the world's greatest problem.