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, a normal set of priorities. We are growing out of our childhood. — Tom Segev Copy Share Image
The saving of the Jews in Europe did not figure at the head of the list of priorities of the ruling class. It was the foundation of the State which was primordial in their eyes. — Tom Segev Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
