It was impossible to clap with one hand.

The uprising in Egypt was initiated by the young generation. The uprising achieved two things. One is it made the lives of dictators impossible. Today, if you are looking for a safe job, don't become a dictator.

He is speaking about a policy which is similar to the one that Gandhi and Nelson Mandela and [Martin] Luther King [Jr.] adopted, ... And if the Palestinians will follow suit, will take those leaders and their policies as an example, they will win much more [than] by using arms, believe me.

I can clap with one hand.

My heart goes out to the brave citizens of Syria, who each day risk and even sacrifice their lives to achieve freedom from a murderous regime. We in Israel welcome the historic struggle to forge democratic, peace-loving governments in our region.

My family's dream, and my own, was to live in Israel, and our eventual voyage to the port of Jaffa was like making a dream come true. Had it not been for this dream and this voyage, I would probably have perished in the flames, as did so many of my people, among them most of my own family.