In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures. Shimon Peres More Quotes by Shimon Peres More Quotes From Shimon Peres The Middle East is replete with both new and old threats. One should not underestimate these threats, but not be alarmed by them either. Israel is stronger today than ever. Shimon Peres middle-eaststrongerisrael I joined the army as a private. I was offered a rank at that time, but I refused. I preferred to remain a private. First of all, I wasn't taken by ranks, and before I knew it, they put me in the most sensitive positions anyway. Shimon Peres armytakenfirsts Peace with the Palestinians will open ports of peace all around the Mediterranean. The duty of leaders is to pursue freedom ceaselessly, even in the face of hostility, in the face of doubt and disappointment. Just imagine what could be. Shimon Peres leaderdisappointmentdoubt The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics. Shimon Peres povertymiddle-eastproblem What is wrong with the Iranians in addition to the nuclear bomb? This is the only country on Earth in the 21st century that has renewed imperialistic ambitions. They really want to become the hegemon of the Middle East in an age that gave up imperialism. Shimon Peres ambitionbirthdaycountry My heart goes out to the brave citizens of Syria, who each day risk and even sacrifice their lives to achieve freedom from a murderous regime. We in Israel welcome the historic struggle to forge democratic, peace-loving governments in our region. Shimon Peres sacrificestruggleheart What should be the future of Israel? Is the land the most important choice, and for that reason to keep the whole of the land at any cost, or to have a partition and build the Jewish state on part of the land? And the other part? Shimon Peres israellandimportant-choices If world is suspicious that Israel may detonate nuclear bomb and if the suspicion is a deterrent - that's good enough. Shimon Peres nuclearbombsisrael I don't know what is stronger or what is weaker.The whole language of strength and weaknesses is irrelevant,because when you use arms you do not use ballots, and public opinion is unimportant, and they shoot at their opponents. Shimon Peres public-opinionstrongerweakness The present Arab uprising didn't stem from Israel. The old guard is trying to keep down the young chickens. The old guard is better organized. They may win elections, but unless they have a solution to poverty, to corruption, to oppression, they will not last. I am with the young people. Shimon Peres uprisingisraelwinning We asked the workers to give up 25 percent of their salaries. Imagine! We asked the industrialists to freeze all costs, no matter what the inflation is. Shimon Peres salarycostgiving-up Early in the morning, I fell in love with the girl that later on became my wife. At that time, we were so naive. I wanted to charm her, so I read her Capital by Marx. I thought somehow she would be convinced by the strength of his criticism about capital. Shimon Peres wifegirlmorning We checked carefully the international law - what does a nation do when terrorists are using civilians to defend their life, as a shelter. And they say you do not have a choice. Shimon Peres choiceslawdoe Most of the Palestinians don't understand what they're doing... Politically, people can say what they want. The problem is not political, but religious. Shimon Peres politicalreligiouspeople Germany and Israel should dream together for a Middle East in which all the countries are willing to exchange the dispute of the parents with peace for their children. Shimon Peres dreamcountrychildren [Hamas] lives on their rifles and bombs. Shimon Peres hamasriflesbombs Now, I learned soon enough, that among the three, two don't trust the third one - the third one is the government. Both industry and unions feel the government is a talking organization and a spending organization. Shimon Peres trustgovernmenttalking I was learning, as I did in the Ministry of Defense. I never knew, but I always learned. Shimon Peres ministrydefense Look, Israel doesn't intend to introduce nuclear weapons, but if people are afraid that we have them, why not? It's a deterrent. Shimon Peres weaponsisraelpeople Israel's doors are open to collaboration with Bulgaria. Shimon Peres collaborationisraeldoors
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