Israel Quote by Reuven Rivlin

I think Israel suffered a certain trauma from a unilateral step of pulling out of Gaza.

— Isaac Herzog

Many Palestinians have been living for decades in camps, disconnected from the environment in which they grew up, wallowing in poverty, in neglect, alienation,…

— Ehud Olmert

“Though they have been subjected to disgraceful treatment, the Palestinians in East Jerusalem are fortunate in comparison with those who are less visible, and…

— Noam Chomsky

The issue [Israeli-Palestinian conflict], already lasting more than half a century, has brought deep suffering to the Palestinian people and remains an important reason…

— Xi Jinping

Ultimately, suffering is always political with all kinds of justifications - there are those who justify Israel's occupation of land as being a fulfillment…

— Desmond Tutu

Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?

— Zubin Mehta

When all is said and done, it looks like the Palestinians have been massively robbed and abused, and are engaged in a desperate struggle…

— Michael Leunig

You must get Israelis to understand the feelings and the hopes and the traumas of the Palestinians. You have to get the Palestinians to…

— Uri Avnery

Many of Israel's Arabs, which see themselves as part of the Palestinian population, feel the pain of their brothers across the green line -…

— Reuven Rivlin

I think generational trauma also plays a big part in the reactions to Israeli politics.

— Jill Soloway

I think that what happened is that we grew up with the Holocaust within us. It turned us into harsh, emotionally incapable people who…

— Eytan Fox

Everyone I knew, including my new friends in Jordan, expressed horror at the realities of the Holocaust. But they resented, as I was growing…

— Queen Noor of Jordan