"It's not a democracy here, it's the Middle…" — Silvan Shalom

"It's not a democracy here, it's the Middle East."

— Silvan Shalom

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17 Quotes by Silvan Shalom

Silvan Shalom has 17 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

In my view, Arafat is the only Palestinian in the world that isn't willing to have an independent Palestinian state.
We believe that we should come to an agreement with the Palestinians. But we need two to tango.
Cease-fire is important, but it can last only for a very, very, very short time.
I'd like to ask you: what you would prefer us to do? I'd like to ask my colleagues, would any…
In 1988, King Hussein of Jordan said that it doesn't take any connection any more to those territories, and he…
Most of the international community, most of the countries around the world, don't want any side, any party to take…
No one can compare us to the apartheid regime. It's not like in South Africa between the blacks and the…
The Palestinians are not willing to do anything, they're not willing to make the strategic decision to dismantle the infrastructure…
Suicide bombers caused us more than 50 percent of our casualties. The fence works. There is a decline in the…
There's no preventative measure between the Palestinians, between those terrorists to the state of Israel.
We have been in the territories since 1967. In 2002, we had sometimes three or four suicide attacks every day.…
We are not going to damage our safety and our security. We're not going to give those extremists the privilege…

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More Democracy Quotes

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Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the… — Aristotle
Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms. — Aristotle
If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best… — Aristotle
Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because… — Aristotle
Jeans represent democracy in fashion. — Giorgio Armani
I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings… — Richard Armitage
Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of… — Richard Armour
Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States. — Karen Armstrong
A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership. — Chinua Achebe
Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and… — Chinua Achebe
Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers,… — Margaret Atwood

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