Silvan Shalom
Silvan Shalom
Zion Silvan Shalomis an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1992 and 2015. He held several prominent ministerial positions, including being Vice Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior. He resigned on 24 December 2015 following allegations of sexual harassment leveled by 11 women...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 October 1958
CountryIsrael
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It's easy to call for a unilateral withdrawal when you don't consider what will happen the next day among the northern border communities.
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I wish to particularly thank President Musharraf for his courage in promoting peace and moderation in our region and in general.
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I have already told (EU foreign policy chief) Javier Solana, if this model (of evacuating settlements) will work, and things will be calm and quiet, it will undoubtedly become a positive model for any future moves,
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If we had built this fence on the 1967 borders, it would have been a political fence. But on this route, it is a security fence.
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lay down in black-and-white that any organisation which calls for the destruction of Israel cannot participate in elections.
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In this situation, of course I can't vote for this agreement. I will see what they (Palestinians) will do in the near future,
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It is not our goal to continue this activity. It can end immediately,
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These are optimistic times in the Middle East. The iron wall that has defined Israel's relations with most of the Arab and Muslim world for generations is coming down,
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If the Palestinians will find a new channel that they can achieve their demands, they will have no incentive to resume the negotiations with us.
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Pakistan as the second largest Muslim country after Indonesia has great weight. They themselves took a very brave step. We know they were under harsh attack, from the clergy and from others.
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The Egyptians didn't exactly succeed in stopping the transfer of weapons,
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He has failed to give us peace; he has failed to give us security,
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not to give the Palestinians the opportunity to try to arrange a big party next week in the United Nations.
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even now, we think that if Syria takes positive steps within the region, of course it will bring a new atmosphere and more peace and more quiet and stability.