Quotes by israeli authors

Democracy is not only the right to vote, it is also about not resorting to violence in order to reach political goals and respecting agreements signed by former governments. Tzipi Livni

Democracy Vote Political Goals Respecting Signed About Only Reach Also Governments Order Former Agreements Right Violence

We are fighting to keep Israel a democracy - not just in terms of its electoral system but also in terms of its values. Tzipi Livni

Democracy Values Fighting System Terms Also Israel Just Electoral Keep

My responsibility is to ask, 'How can I serve my ideology and my voters?' Tzipi Livni

Responsibility Ideology Voters How Ask Serve

The reason for the blockade on Gaza was not to punish the Palestinians but to continue to delegitimize Hamas. Tzipi Livni

Gaza Punish Hamas Continue Reason Palestinians

On the right of Israel to exist and to defend itself, there is no opposition in Israel. Tzipi Livni

Israel Opposition Exist Itself Right Defend

My husband is in branding. He brands places - cities, institutions. Tzipi Livni

Husband Cities He Institutions Brands Places

I don't think that everything is a zero-sum game in which, when the president of the United States says something, that means that he is pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli, or vice versa. Tzipi Livni

Game Vice Versa Think President Everything States Says Something He Versa Vice Which Means United United States Zero-Sum

The role of a leader is to create a reality and not to be influenced by polls. Tzipi Livni

Reality Leader Role Influenced Polls Create

I arranged the first meeting between Ariel Sharon and the settlers. Tzipi Livni

First Meeting Settlers Sharon Between Arranged

I am a pretty good lawyer, and I decided to close the office and to enter politics. Tzipi Livni

Politics Good Lawyer Enter Pretty Pretty Good Am Close Office Decided

I was born in Israel. My parents came in 1925. Tzipi Livni

Parents Born Israel Came

The world cannot afford a nuclear Iran. Tzipi Livni

World Iran Afford Cannot Nuclear

The Palestinian conflict is the glass ceiling of Israel's economy. Tzipi Livni

Conflict Glass Economy Israel Ceiling Palestinian

Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing. Tzipi Livni

Good Country Citizens Good Thing Fired Israel Which Thing

Netanyahu's government and its faulty and politicized priorities are leading Israel into bankruptcy. Tzipi Livni

Government Faulty Netanyahu Leading Priorities Israel Bankruptcy

The capacity to influence radical groups can diminish significantly once they are viewed as indispensable coalition partners and are able to intimidate the electorate with the authority of the state behind them. Tzipi Livni

Radical State Once Intimidate Diminish Able Indispensable Partners Authority Behind Influence Them Capacity Viewed Coalition Electorate Groups

The right to love is granted to anyone. Tzipi Livni

Love Love Is Anyone To Love Granted Right

There is the worldview of Greater Israel, the worldview of settlements: to send citizens to live in those places. That's not about security; that's not about the army. That's about an ideology that believes we need to stay in all of the Land of Israel. I don't share that ideology. Tzipi Livni

Army Worldview Ideology Live Settlements Those Security Citizens Stay About Share Greater Israel Send Places Land Believes Need

I want Israel to have borders. For that, I need a map. I need a map on which our borders are specified. Tzipi Livni

Our Borders Israel Want Which Map Need