Israel Quotes 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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,…

— 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…

— 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,…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Tom Segev