Quotes by Ari Shavit

“It endangers the mother-state, poisons its democracy, corrupts its enlightenment and thwarts its ability to function as a rational entity ... Israel itself no longer wants it.”

“They must move from a psychological state of victimization to a psychological state of accepting responsibility. The Palestinians must leave behind their revolutionary adolescence and demonstrate that they have reached political maturity.”

“The project of dividing the land is going to be Israels central national enterprise in the coming decade. It will determine whether we have a future here. It will determine whether we will live or die.”

“[For the settler movement, it has been a historic defeat.] It was a blow, in the sense that they failed to frighten off the government, and it was proven that it could be done, ... They are also facing a deep theological crisis, because their rabbinical leadership made very messianic and irresponsible promises about how it would not happen and were proven wrong. Theyve had a really lethal clash with reality.”

“[In that sense, the developing middle ground of Israel, where about 60 percent of voters have consistently supported the Gaza move, has won. For the settler movement, it has been a historic defeat.] It was a blow, in the sense that they failed to frighten off the government and it was proven that it could be done, ... They are also facing a deep theological crisis, because their rabbinical leadership made very messianic and irresponsible promises about how it would not happen and were proven wrong. Theyve had a really lethal clash with reality.”

“It was a blow, in the sense that they failed to frighten off the government, and it was proven that it could be done. They are also facing a deep theological crisis, because their rabbinical leadership made very messianic and irresponsible promises about how it would not happen and were proven wrong. Theyve had a really lethal clash with reality.”

“It was a blow, in the sense that they failed to frighten off the government and it was proven that it could be done. They are also facing a deep theological crisis, because their rabbinical leadership made very messianic and irresponsible promises about how it would not happen and were proven wrong. Theyve had a really lethal clash with reality.”