Israel Quotes by David Brooks

13 Israel quotes by David Brooks

David Brooks offers 13 concise observations on Israel, giving a quick yet thoughtful glimpse into his analytical approach. It’s a solid starter for anyone curious about his take on the region.

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It’s not that Egypt doesn’t have a recipe for a democratic transition. It seems to lack even the basic mental ingredients.

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Benjamin Netanyahu is a fascinating figure.We say Nixonian about a lot of people. He really is Nixonian. He's brilliant. He's very isolated…

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Bragging about what a good deal you got is one of the many great art forms that my people, the Jews, have…

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I think that it's an arguable position, whether with Hamas and ISIS around, whether there should be a Palestinian state, but it's…

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If you're a soldier or marine in an Arab country, Islam is the solution. And you need to show respect.

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[Donald Trump] has shifted - President [Barack] Obama has shifted American policy in a much more critical way in Israel with the…

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If you withdraw from the game, you're out of the game. And we have withdrawn from the game. And we said Bashar…

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I don't think the Palestinians are in this position they're in, divided with Hamas and the P.A., unwilling to allow - or…

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President-elect [Donald] Trump's ambassador to Israel is further to the right than almost anyone in Israel, further to the right than Bibi…

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I think the Barack Obama position and the majority position of American Jews and a lot of Americans is a two-state solution…

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Israel is a country of six million people. They need the U.S. It used to be bipartisan on Israeli politics. You never…

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The fact that there could be an ISIS West Bank, the fact that the Palestinian government in Gaza doesn't even acknowledge Israel's…

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Bibi Netanyahu, froze the settlements and offered to go toward a two-state solution. The Palestinians didn't take him up on it. Historically,…

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I think Barack Obama's foreign policy will be regarded more failure than success.

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Trade has suddenly become massively unpopular. I think that's massively unjust. I think free trade has been wonderful for America on balance.

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Politics is based on social identity, and so, again, there is going to be differences between rural and urban and between left and right.

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Pain now is better than pain deferred.

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It’s worth noting that you can devote your life to community service and be a total schmuck. You can spend your life on Wall…

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If it feels all right for you, it's probably OK.

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I do think Donald Trump is a fundamentally unstabilizing force and that the people who swore to uphold the Constitution are going to have…

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Tim Kaine has been obviously a governor. He's been a senator. He's one of the smartest rising stars in the Democratic Party. He is…

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“Women, in general, are less visually aroused than men, a trait that has nearly cut the market for pornography in half.”

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I wasn't born with a tie or with Mark Shields stapled to my left hip. I have another life.

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