Reuven Rivlin Quotes

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Reuven Rivlin

Profession : Politician

Birth : September 9, 1939

I'm not opposed to talking with anyone who is willing to talk.

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We must remember that Islam is not an enemy, and we have no war with Islam.

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Our enemy is hatred - the hatred inherent in fundamentalism.

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All humanity share a common future, and we must work to try and shape it together. This is our duty, and it is our responsibility to our children and grandchildren.

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What happens in one region affects people across the world.

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As a Jew, even if you were not born in Poland, the very name, Poland, gives rise to a shuddering in your body and a longing in your heart. This country was the breeding ground for the soul of the Jewish nation, and unfortunately, also grounds to the largest Jewish cemetery.

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Our ideals are under the constant threat of extremism, whether in the form of radical Muslim groups or the emergence of other elements seeking to deny the rights and freedoms of others.

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There is a crisis on the Right. It sees the Jewish and democratic state as a democracy for the Jews. This is something I cannot countenance.

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Even if the Right says that Um Al-Fahm should be outside Israel, this is impossible.

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I won't allow any party to evade the question of which leader they support for prime minister.

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The ability of the president to be perceived as someone with whom all Israelis can identify depends on his ability to avoid being a party to debate.

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The politicization of the presidency would pose a real threat to the institution and its function.

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All over the Middle East, we face difficult challenges: the ongoing tragedy in Syria, the instability in Iraq, and the jihadist terrorism which dares to speak in the name of Islam, brings so many to seek refuge. The Hashemite Kingdom is facing all these challenges with honor, with dignity, and with great national and human solidarity.

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Israel is proud to be Jordan's partner and to stand at Jordan's side in promoting stability and quiet to our entire region.

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Conflicts, even just ones, which in the end can come at the expense of the State of Israel, are things that we must be very cautious about and hold back on personally.

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We also need the world, even though many times we don't agree with it.

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Netanyahu must mend fences with Obama.

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To come and say about me that I'm destroying Israel, that I hate Israel, that's a bit insulting.

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United Jerusalem has been and will forever be the capital of the Jewish People.

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Direct talks is the only possible way to build trust and to resolve the conditions for a peace perspective between Palestinians and Israelis.

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