“The Holocaust never quite leaves Israeli Jews alone. Arabs use it against them and they use it against Arabs. Jews use it against other Jews. Even the president of the United States, it seems, can use it against the prime minister of Israel.”
David K Shipler
“Among the really difficult problems of the world, [the Arab-Israeli conflict is] one of the simplest and most manageable.”
Walter Lippman
“What we have to ask is that Arab leaders and Arabs themselves, who see the importance of having good relations with Europe and the Western world, come out and speak clearly about the importance of not letting the situation deteriorate to the point that the only one who suffers is moderate Islam.”
Christina Gallach
“If a bomb was to go off in this cafe, it would kill Jews and Arabs.”
Amir Harel
“In this part of the world, Jews and Arabs will live together forever.”
Yitzhak Shamir
“The Arab Boycott Bureau has been an ineffectual economic weapon, it has clearly not damaged the Israeli economy, but it did have political impact. As Arab leaders consider lifting it they should ensure that the Palestinian economy draws substantial benefits. Such a move would have the added benefit of narrowing the economic gap between both communities, making negotiation more feasible.”
Ziad Asali
“Arab investors and local funds are being quite active.”
Yasser Hassanein
