I Was Learning, As I Did In

We Have To Be Reasonable People.

Israel Welcomes The Wind Of Change, And Sees A Window Of Opportunity. Democratic And Science-based Economies By Nature Desire Peace. Israel Does Not Want To Be An Island Of Affluence In An Ocean Of Poverty. Improvements In Our Neighbours' Lives Mean Improvements To The Neighbourhood In Which We Live.

I've Worked With 10 Presidents. It's A Record. I Worked With Republicans And Democrats. All Of Them When It Came To Israel Were, Movingly, Friendly. From Truman, Who Was The First To Recognize Israel 11 Minutes After The U.n. Resolution, To Obama. When It Comes To The Major Issues Of Security And Strategy, We Are Together, Completely.

Optimists And Pessimists Die The Exact Same Death, But They Live Very Different Lives!

For Many Years The Stakes Were Clear. There Were The Arabs Attacking Us And Us Defending Ourselves, So Basically There Were No Real Problems [between The United States And Israel]. Now There Are Many Small Cells, And Each Of Them Can Destroy On Their Own. Some Can Arrive At New York And Kill Thousands Of People.