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> [I think it is essential for Israel's survival as a Jewish and democratic state that we end the status quo. The preferred way to end the status quo would be on the basis of a two-state solution. We don't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/i-think-it-is-essential-for-israel-s-survival-as-a-jewish-and/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

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## More by Michael Oren

> [The American Jewish left gets a lot of press time. But the American Jewish right does not. And in many ways, the American Jewish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/the-american-jewish-left-gets-a-lot-of-press-time-but-the-american/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

> [I believe that the only alternative Israel has to save itself as a Jewish state - and let's be frank about that: the Jewish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/i-believe-that-the-only-alternative-israel-has-to-save-itself-as-a/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

> [I think the Obama administration, whether it's in his first term or second term, is totally committed to the search for peace between Israel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/i-think-the-obama-administration-whether-it-s-in-his-first-term-or/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

> [I believe the Palestinians have never indicated a willingness to meet our minimum requirements, which are recognition of Israel's permanence and legitimacy as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/i-believe-the-palestinians-have-never-indicated-a-willingness-to-meet/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

> [People often ask whether Obama passes the 'kishka test:' whether he likes Israel special, not in the same way he likes Taiwan or South…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/people-often-ask-whether-obama-passes-the-kishka-test-whether-he/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

> [ “The Middle East, that seductive region where \[Herman\] Melville had hoped to rekindle his inspiration and revive his diminishing career, had proved an egregious… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/the-middle-east-that-seductive-region-where-herman-melville-had-hoped/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

> [We in Israel certainly have a great interest in seeing peace, stability, and security restored to Egypt. We want nothing more than peace for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/we-in-israel-certainly-have-a-great-interest-in-seeing-peace/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

> [I think it is essential for Israel's survival as a Jewish and democratic state that we end the status quo. The preferred way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/i-think-it-is-essential-for-israel-s-survival-as-a-jewish-and/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

> [Benjamin Netanyahu has made the official policy of the Israeli government the two-state solution, at a time when he had opposition from many quarters.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/benjamin-netanyahu-has-made-the-official-policy-of-the-israeli/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

> [America is a unique place. The value part of American foreign policy is something I think is very laudable, but it is uniquely American.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/america-is-a-unique-place-the-value-part-of-american-foreign-policy/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

> [Fantasy is the tendency of Americans, going back to colonial times, to look at the Middle East as a type of fractured mirror of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-oren/fantasy-is-the-tendency-of-americans-going-back-to-colonial-times-to/)

[Michael Oren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-oren/)

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