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If the Nakba is a tragedy, then the establishment of the State of Israel is a tragedy. The Palestinians experienced a catastrophe that was brought on by their leaders, but the establishment of the State of Israel is not the reason for it.

— Reuven Rivlin

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We miss [Rehavam Ze'evi's] clear, ideological voice, his leadership, his larger than life presence.

I whole-heartedly believe that the land of Israel is ours in its entirety.

Today, almost 20 years after Oslo, we can see clearly that the idea of separating the [Israeli and Palestinian] nations failed.

The residents here [in Migron settlement] are not thieves and are not trying to banish people from their land. They came here innocently, with the encouragement of the State of Israel.

The communities in Judea and Samaria [referring to West Bank settlements] do not threaten our existence, they guarantee our existence.

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