The message of the free world to any potential Palestinian leadership should be a simple one: Embrace democratic reform and we will… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Just as the 99% of Soviet citizens who supported the Soviet regime in 1985 was no indication of what the people inside… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
By focusing once and for all on helping the Palestinians build a free society, I have no doubt that an historic compromise… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
On the other hand, if the free world is concerned with how a new Palestinian leader governs, then the peace process will… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, little attention was paid to how Arafat ruled. In fact, some saw the harsh and repressive nature of Arafat's regime as… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that given a real choice, the vast majority of Muslims and Arabs, like everyone else will choose a… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
It is not surprising, then, that in the decade since Oslo began, Arafat used all the resources placed at his disposal to… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Only weeks after Oslo began, when nearly all the world and most of Israel was drunk with the idea of peace, I… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. Therefore, they… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
On the other hand, if the free world is concerned with how a new Palestinian leader governs, then the peace process will have a… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
To go again over the history of the struggle of resistance ... and to think 'Where are all these people today Where is the… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
Those who warned that Gorbachev was being put under too much pressure were wrong. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
Unfortunately, little attention was paid to how Arafat ruled. In fact, some saw the harsh and repressive nature of Arafat's regime as actually bolstering… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany,… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
They tried their best to find a place where I was isolated. But all the resources of a superpower cannot isolate the man who… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
My theory is that security - also against terror - can only be accomplished through global democratization. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share
