Mofaz was elected to head Kadima since the party had been shattered.
As long as there are no negotiations with the Palestinians, Israel is and will continue to be in a difficult situation.
If the Gaza ceasefire proves stable, Israel will not remain in the Strip.
Emerging from embattled and humble beginnings, the Jewish state has exceeded all expectations for its success and prosperity.
The history of the Zionist enterprise is well-known: surrounded and outnumbered by hostile neighbours, the nascent Israel was forced to defend itself against invasion and certain destruction.
Israel stands proudly at the forefront of international achievement. The world's leading corporations - Google, Intel and Motorola, to name but a few - maintain research and development facilities here, and our technology start-ups continue to be acquired by the likes of AOL, eBay and IBM.
The State of Israel, in partnership with Project Better Place and Renault-Nissan, is set to become the first country in the world to initiate the mass deployment of electric vehicles.
Turkey is not an enemy of Israel. I have worked closely with the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In Israel, we are sorry for the loss of life of Turkish citizens in May 2010, when Israel confronted a provocative flotilla of ships bound for Gaza. I am sure that the proper way to express these sentiments to the Turkish government and the Turkish people can be found.
Assad is the president of Syria. He enjoys fairly effective control over his country.
I don't like this terminology that you have no choice. You always have a choice.
Stopping all the violent and hostile actions means ending the smuggling of arms into the Gaza territory.
Many Palestinians have been living for decades in camps, disconnected from the environment in which they grew up, wallowing in poverty, in neglect, alienation, bitterness, and a deep, unrelenting sense of humiliation.
The enemies of peace have not disappeared.
I believe that there is no path other than the path of peace.
International economic and political sanctions on Iran, as crucial as they may be, are only an initial step, and must be dramatically increased.
It is impossible to think of a world in which America was not there in the honorable service of humanity.
The Palestinian Authority is ruled by Hamas, an organization committed to vehement anti-Semitism, the glorification of terror, and the total destruction of Israel.
Already at the time of Israel's birth, Ben-Gurion extended his hand in peace to the Arab nations. His hand was rejected, but it remains extended.
I understand the importance which the Palestinian society attributes to the issue of prisoners.
