Tzipi Livni

“As leaders, we in Israel must take into account the concerns of diaspora Jewry. Israel is strong enough to take criticism from within the family of Jews who say, 'OK, we disapprove of Israel...”

“I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself.”

“When you look at the Lebanon-Syria border, you see a porous border despite the fact that you have a U.N. Security Council decision that speaks of an embargo on weapons transfers to Hezbollah...”

“Netanyahu's government and its faulty and politicized priorities are leading Israel into bankruptcy.”

“In general, I don't like formality at all.”

“Something happened to the State of Israel. What was morally obvious in 1948 is not so obvious anymore. When the State of Israel was established, it was, for the parents and grandparents of t...”

“The Iranians are abusing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to gain more support from radical elements in the region.”

“In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free press.”

“I am good at persuading people. In convincing the other, I try to start from their point of view so it's easier for me to find a common denominator.”

“You know how my mother and father met? In a train robbery!”

“The state of Israel, and a government under me, will make it a strategic objective to topple the Hamas regime in Gaza. The means for doing this should be military, economic, and diplomatic.”

“Israel was established as a homeland for the Jewish people and embraced all the Jews who had to leave Arab states. This should be also the true meaning of the future Palestinian state. It sh...”