to come out and tell Abbas, as well as the Palestinian people as a whole, that holding elections in which terror organizations participate means failing to meet their obligations under the road map, that this is not democratization.

I believe Israel needs branding. I want that the word 'Israel' will relate not just to an Israeli soldier or a camel, but Israel as an advanced liberal society with a strong economy and great people.

Israel was established as a homeland for the Jewish people and embraced all the Jews who had to leave Arab states. This should be also the true meaning of the future Palestinian state. It should be the answer for the Palestinians wherever they are - those who live in the territories, and those who are being kept as political cards in refugee camps.

I am good at persuading people. In convincing the other, I try to start from their point of view so it's easier for me to find a common denominator.

Radical groups can become legitimate political players in the democratic process if they accept core democratic principles and abandon the use of force as a political tool. Or they can maintain armed terrorist militias in order to threaten their neighbors and intimidate their people. The international community should not allow them to do both.

In general, I don't like formality at all.