"I am not interested in being a symbol. I am interested in doing my job."

"We have to be strong. We have no other choice."

"I don't think there's any difference between a man and a woman in politics, except that a woman has to work harder to prove herself."

"We have always said that in our country there are no Arabs, there are only citizens."

"When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons."