Tzipi Livni Quotes

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Tzipi Livni

Profession : Politician

Birth : July 8, 1958

Radical groups can become legitimate political players in the democratic process if they accept core democratic principles and abandon the use of force as a political tool. Or they can maintain armed terrorist militias in order to threaten their neighbors and intimidate their people. The international community should not allow them to do both.

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The right to love is granted to anyone.

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The real danger is a politics that buries its head in the sand.

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I have come to fight for peace, and I will not give my hand to those who try to turn the word 'peace' into a dirty one.

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The Israeli people deserve better than a life in between rounds of violence.

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I believe most of the public should be involved in the election of the leadership.

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When you look at the Lebanon-Syria border, you see a porous border despite the fact that you have a U.N. Security Council decision that speaks of an embargo on weapons transfers to Hezbollah.

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Israel's security doctrine is not that Israel must invade every place from which a threat to Israel emanates.

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Israel has a problem not because of the perception that the entire world is against us, but because of the government's problematic policies.

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I resent the idea that Israel is part of the political agenda in United States' campaigns, really.

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I don't question any American president in terms of his commitment to the security of the state of Israel.

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I hate the idea that talking security is Likud and right wing, and talking about peace is left wing and Labor and Kadima. The whole idea is to find a way to bridge: to find a way to have security and peace together.

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Sinai is demilitarized in accordance with the Israel-Egypt peace agreement.

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As leaders, we in Israel must take into account the concerns of diaspora Jewry. Israel is strong enough to take criticism from within the family of Jews who say, 'OK, we disapprove of Israeli policy, but we stand firm for Israel.'

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We must draw a distinction between understanding and supporting Israel's values and existence, and criticising any Israeli government's policy.

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Without strong Arab backing, it will be hard, if not impossible, for a Palestinian leader to reach peace with Israel.

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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.

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Wars are not a choice we make for no reason.

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I know that Israeli soldiers will do everything they can in order to avoid loss of innocent life.

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I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself.

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