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Hamas married the Iranians. It was their choice. They are the same family.

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Shimon Peres
Age: 93 †
Born: 1923
Born: August 16
Died: 2016
Died: September 28
Poet
Politician
President Of Israel
Writer
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Szymon Perski
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Hamas
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Bulgaria is a true friend of Israel, that stood up to save the Jewish people 70 years ago in Europe, and who stood by throughout the terror attack that took place in Burgas last July.
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If a problem has no solution, it may not be a problem, but a fact - not to be solved, but to be coped with over time.
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[Hamas] lives on their rifles and bombs.
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It's a morality that keeps humans human.
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One of the most important branches of the Egyptian economy is tourism. No bikinis, no tourism. So they have to decide what to do.
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Polls are like perfume-nice to smell, dangerous to swallow.
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When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didn't think about, that doesn't exist.
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I've worked with 10 presidents. It's a record. I worked with Republicans and Democrats. All of them when it came to Israel were, movingly, friendly. From Truman, who was the first to recognize Israel 11 minutes after the U.N. resolution, to Obama. When it comes to the major issues of security and strategy, we are together, completely.
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Israel's doors are open to collaboration with Bulgaria.
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Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak country.
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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.
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For many years the stakes were clear. There were the Arabs attacking us and us defending ourselves, so basically there were no real problems [between the United States and Israel]. Now there are many small cells, and each of them can destroy on their own. Some can arrive at New York and kill thousands of people.
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Without freedom you cannot have real peace.
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Israel is moving from the realm of poetry to the realm of prose.
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Our problem is not to submit to the differences but to overcome them.
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I think today you can move ahead working with global companies more than with national governments.
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In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures.
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The president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map.
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In order to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear country you have to introduce a system of verification and inspection.
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Can any church help us to win a war? If you can't help us win a war, then please don't press us.
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