There is an intimacy and trust that is needed between leaders, between their assistants and advisers. Usually, you have the real substance behind closed doors; and the press conferences, you have niceties, nice photo ops.
In general, I don't like formality at all.
I am good at persuading people. In convincing the other, I try to start from their point of view so it's easier for me to find a common denominator.
I was by Ariel Sharon's side on the day it was decided to form Kadima. It was founded in aim to create a government of hope and responsibility.
A leader in any place must ask himself who he identifies with, with which values, and towards what goals.
Wars are not a choice we make for no reason.
The last thing that Israel needs is to be part of the internal agenda in the United States between Republicans and Democrats.
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.
The fact that a terrorist was killed, and it doesn't matter if it was in Dubai or Gaza, is good news to those fighting terrorism.
I've been involved in ties with elements in the Arab world for years now. They wish to establish relations with Israel, but they cannot do so while there is no peace process.
My husband is in branding. He brands places - cities, institutions.
Hamas does not represent the national aspirations of the Palestinians. It represents extreme Islamic ideas, which they share with Iran, Hezbollah, and Syria.
I prefer jeans to a suit, sneakers to high heels, markets to malls.
The Israeli public has been brainwashed into believing that its global isolation stems from delegitimization and anti-Semitism.
Israel was established as a homeland for the Jewish people and embraced all the Jews who had to leave Arab states. This should be also the true meaning of the future Palestinian state. It should be the answer for the Palestinians wherever they are - those who live in the territories, and those who are being kept as political cards in refugee camps.
Something happened to the State of Israel. What was morally obvious in 1948 is not so obvious anymore. When the State of Israel was established, it was, for the parents and grandparents of these young Jews, a miracle. It was David and Goliath. We were the just cause. It was about values. We were small, but we were the good guys in the world!
The world cannot afford a nuclear Iran.
When I make decisions, I'm not thinking about my parents. I'm thinking about my children.
The reason for the blockade on Gaza was not to punish the Palestinians but to continue to delegitimize Hamas.
I resent the idea that Israel is part of the political agenda in United States' campaigns, really.
