More Quotes
“Using technology, Amy can dance on two feet. And she dances with a robot and in a dress that came out of a kind of robot. That all works together in a kind of organic way.”
(Danit Peleg, Israeli designer who produced the 3-D printed dress worn by bronze-medalist Paralympian snowboarder Amy Purdy at the games’ opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, 07/09/2016).
“I hope the successful meeting will contribute more to a positive atmosphere, after such a tense and pessimistic period.”
(Tzachi Hanegbi, a Likud minister, attending a meeting in Jericho between Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and Japan for the establishment of a modern industrial park in Jericho, 07/09/2016)
“We must find a way not only to fight side by side, but to live side by side. The covenant between us, between the Jewish and Bedouin societies in Israel, is a deep and solid bond, rooted in the Bedouin community’s preservation of its own distinct characteristics and unique identity.”
(President Reuven Rivlin addressing a memorial event for Israeli Bedouin security personnel, 06/09/2016)
“We are witnesses to a wave of interest amongst the Muslim population to join the police. We are seeing a shift in this population segment and we are focusing on absorbing these new officers in the most efficient way possible.”
(Amir Ratzon, the director of the Manpower Directorate of the Israel Police, speaking on the rise of Arab applicants to join the Police force, 05/09/2016) 
“A Gaza Strip with a Palestinian population that feels it’s going somewhere is less likely to join terror groups. We have to find methods to make sure we can have recovery in Gaza, on the one hand, and at the same time protect the security of Israel.”
(Dr Dore Gold, director general of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, speaking to NPR on the situation in Gaza, 03/09/2016)
“Learn Hebrew and Arabic and English. I want you to learn the history of the Jewish people and the Arab people, and I want you to learn the truth – that we were meant to live together… I want you to be doctors and scientists and writers and anything you want to be – to be loyal citizens and integrated in the State of Israel. This is your country.”
(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to Arab and Jewish Israeli children on their first day back at school, 01/09/2016)
