We are fighting to keep Israel a democracy - not just in terms of its electoral system but also in terms of its values.
In a democracy, you need to have a strong judicial system. You need freedom of speech, you need art, and you need a free press.
My responsibility is to ask, 'How can I serve my ideology and my voters?'
I didn't go into politics out of concern for the Palestinians but out of concern for Israel.
The Palestinian national movement is not an Islamic religious movement.
I may have been born in Tel Aviv, but my umbilical cord emerges from the Temple Mount.
Everybody wants to live in peace.
What I am trying to say to Israel is, 'Listen, borders is something that we need, and hopefully, peace is something that we need.'
The reason for the blockade on Gaza was not to punish the Palestinians but to continue to delegitimize Hamas.
On the right of Israel to exist and to defend itself, there is no opposition in Israel.
My husband is in branding. He brands places - cities, institutions.
The Iranians are abusing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to gain more support from radical elements in the region.
The last thing that Israel needs is to be part of the internal agenda in the United States between Republicans and Democrats.
I worked in the Mossad for a few years.
You know how my mother and father met? In a train robbery!
I think we need to change the system of elections in order to give less power to some sectors in Israeli society.
Sept. 11 was a shock to the whole world.
The role of a leader is to create a reality and not to be influenced by polls.
Hamas's strategy is resistance and survival. As long as they survive, this is a victory.
I am a pretty good lawyer, and I decided to close the office and to enter politics.
