Quotes About Diplomacy

As long as there are no negotiations with the Palestinians, Israel is and will continue to be in a difficult situation.

Palestine isn't a state when it concerns statehood. When it comes to warring, it's a state, yes? The Palestinians, they live in a country, for the purpose of war.

It is in Israel's interest not to govern the Palestinians but for the Palestinians to govern themselves in their own state.

I think the U.S. leaders should do more to support our Israeli allies and the Palestinians to find peace.

There are many Palestinians, to be diplomatic, who believe there is no way to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, first of all, and there are a lot of people that believe there is no way to recognize Israel at all.

The relationship between the Jews and Arabs is necessary to help build a bridge between Israelis and Palestinians.

The Palestinians have tried everything, and by God, it's Israel's governments that taught us that the only thing the Israelis appreciate is force.

What happens in Israel should be decided between Israel and the Palestinians.

Obama wants to achieve peace between Israel and the Palestinians, the same thing we want.

I think it is absolutely inevitable that Palestinians will, and have to, have their own state.

Bill Clinton somehow managed to be revered and adored by both the Palestinians and the Israelis. Obama has managed to be looked at suspiciously by both.

In the 1980s, the U.S. Army invaded two Caribbean countries, Grenada and Panama, to depose leaders who had defied Washington.

After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.

Paradigm shifts, particularly in diplomacy and security issues, are, by definition, major undertakings.

We've gone too far in thinking we can re-create an American democratic paradise in the Middle East.

I will continue to believe that Israel's security is paramount.

The security of Israel always has to be paramount.

I would immediately rejoin the Paris Accords and reassert U.S. leadership in the critical process of global diplomacy.

Although the Trump administration cannot halt global progress on climate change, it can still hurt the U.S. economy and the United States' diplomatic standing by abandoning the Paris agreement.

What are the implications of a China that may be on nuclear parity with the United States?

The Russian parliament has condemned the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

European Parliament should not be involved in foreign politics.

Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest.

I'm a participant in the doctrine of constructive ambiguity.