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> [I thought it was interesting to see that Israel did not play a role in this revolution. The man on Cairo's Tahrir Square doesn't want anything from me, but he does want something from his government. That's a good sign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/i-thought-it-was-interesting-to-see-that-israel-did-not-play-a-role/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

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## More by Tom Segev

> [I hope that the Palestinians don't make the mistake of unleashing a new intifada. They've tried it twice before, and the consequences were bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/i-hope-that-the-palestinians-don-t-make-the-mistake-of-unleashing-a/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [We could have made peace with Syrian dictator Bashar Assad a long time ago. It didn't happen, because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/we-could-have-made-peace-with-syrian-dictator-bashar-assad-a-long/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [If the corrupt Jordanian monarchy were overthrown, it would be the ideal opportunity to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, because the West Bank and Jordan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/if-the-corrupt-jordanian-monarchy-were-overthrown-it-would-be-the/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [That's a deep change in priorities. People are much less political today. They have found other values of life. We are developing normal attitudes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/that-s-a-deep-change-in-priorities-people-are-much-less-political/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [“Across the city, people quoted a prophecy the Arabs used to tell to glorify the Ottoman Empire: the Turks would leave Palestine only when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/across-the-city-people-quoted-a-prophecy-the-arabs-used-to-tell-to/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [Don't forget that the peace treaties with Egypt and later with Jordan have already survived several tests: two wars with Lebanon, two Palestinian uprisings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/don-t-forget-that-the-peace-treaties-with-egypt-and-later-with-jordan/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [The saving of the Jews in Europe did not figure at the head of the list of priorities of the ruling class. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/the-saving-of-the-jews-in-europe-did-not-figure-at-the-head-of-the/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [I thought it was interesting to see that Israel did not play a role in this revolution. The man on Cairo's Tahrir Square doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/i-thought-it-was-interesting-to-see-that-israel-did-not-play-a-role/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [We (Israelis) always think that we're at the center of everything. It's true that we didn't make peace with Egypt and Jordan, but with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/we-israelis-always-think-that-we-re-at-the-center-of-everything-it-s/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [Ever since our country came into existence, we have always assumed that we are better than the Arabs. But we are noticing that these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/ever-since-our-country-came-into-existence-we-have-always-assumed/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [While we see democracy coming to the Arab world, democracy is getting weaker in Israel. Democracy is in jeopardy in Israel, and this threat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/while-we-see-democracy-coming-to-the-arab-world-democracy-is-getting/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [Like most Israelis, I know very little about the Arabs. We just look down on them and see them as a threat. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/like-most-israelis-i-know-very-little-about-the-arabs-we-just-look/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [If the region truly becomes democratic, an undemocratic bit of earth would remain here. It's hard to imagine that the world, especially the Arab…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/if-the-region-truly-becomes-democratic-an-undemocratic-bit-of-earth/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [Netanyahu adheres to his old position: He doesn't want a Palestinian state, and he doesn't want to give up the settlements and the occupied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/netanyahu-adheres-to-his-old-position-he-doesn-t-want-a-palestinian/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

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