I hope that the Palestinians don't make the mistake of unleashing a new intifada. They've tried it twice before, and the consequences were bad for bo…

- Tom Segev

I thought it was interesting to see that Israel did not play a role in this revolution. The man on Cairo's Tahrir Square doesn't want anything from m…

- Tom Segev

While we see democracy coming to the Arab world, democracy is getting weaker in Israel. Democracy is in jeopardy in Israel, and this threat is greate…

- Tom Segev

Like most Israelis, I know very little about the Arabs. We just look down on them and see them as a threat. We have absolutely no experience with a d…

- Tom Segev

If the region truly becomes democratic, an undemocratic bit of earth would remain here. It's hard to imagine that the world, especially the Arab worl…

- Tom Segev

The saving of the Jews in Europe did not figure at the head of the list of priorities of the ruling class. It was the foundation of the State which w…

- Tom Segev

Netanyahu adheres to his old position: He doesn't want a Palestinian state, and he doesn't want to give up the settlements and the occupied territori…

- Tom Segev

That's a deep change in priorities. People are much less political today. They have found other values of life. We are developing normal attitudes, a…

- Tom Segev

Ever since our country came into existence, we have always assumed that we are better than the Arabs. But we are noticing that these are no longer ba…

- Tom Segev