Word: israells
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...very wrong attitude. Saudi Arabia is one of the most fanatical enemies we have. We didn't do any wrong to them, yet they claim that the city of Jerusalem must be detached from Israel. This of course can never happen. What does Saudi Arabia have in common politically with Jerusalem? From the point of view of religion, I can understand it. In Jerusalem, there are holy shrines of Islam. And every Muslim has free access to them. We would invite Saudi Arabians to come to Jerusalem and go to Al Aqsa [mosque] and pray. But if they speak...
...state, it's a family." A family of 3,000 princes. And corruption reaches the sky there. So they better be careful. They have South Yemen on their border, and in South Yemen there are already Cubans. So they shouldn't behave so haughtily toward everybody, including Israel. They have all that oil, but they cannot drink it. They have to sell that oil to get those billions of petrodollars. So they better be careful and think about their own safety and not try to exploit the issue of East Jerusalem...
...negotiations on Palestinian autonomy proceed, will Israel's own Arab population become more militant...
...that they are the most ardent Zionists in the world, but we should accept their loyalty. Above all, we want to give them the feeling that they are living in freedom and equality. We want to improve their economic situation. But I can say that the Arab minority in Israel enjoys a better economic situation than any Arab in all the 21 Arab countries-except, of course, the rich people, the sheiks and the millionaires. This, by the by, also applies to the Palestinian Arabs who live in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza district. They have never had such...
...signing a peace treaty, but we don't want to cash in, to call the people to the polls. We still have 2½ years before elections. There is a lot to do. We have to pay much more attention to the economic and social issues in Israel...