Natan Sharansky
Natan Sharansky
Natan Sharanskyon 20 January 1948) is a Soviet-born Israeli politician, human rights activist and author who spent nine years in Soviet prisons. Natan Sharansky has served as Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency since June 2009...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth20 January 1948
CountryRussian Federation
diversity human opinion russian-writer
Because of human diversity - different tastes, ambitions, interests, backgrounds, experiences, etc. - differences of opinion will be inevitable.
doubt peace road terror
If he will succeed, if terror will be stopped, then no doubt the road to peace will be open,
ask happen hope miracle pray sharon
I ask you all to pray for a miracle. We all hope a miracle will happen so Ariel Sharon can come back to his family, to his people.
people fundamentals invention
Bush explained his fundamental concept to me, that freedom is not an American invention, but rather a gift from God to all people.
pressure too-much gorbachev
Those who warned that Gorbachev was being put under too much pressure were wrong.
theory accomplished terror
My theory is that security - also against terror - can only be accomplished through global democratization.
way looks dictator
Free nations generally look for ways to deal with dictators amicably.
fighting enemy would-be
If you have to fight an enemy at a critical point in time, and you have an ally who happens to be a dictator, you don't say: Let's stop fighting right now, because you're not a democrat. That would be ridiculous.
two important democracy
The two most important things that can be done to promote democracy in the world is first, to bring moral clarity back to world affairs and second, to link international policies to the advance of democracy around the globe.
peace real hands
On the other hand, if the free world is concerned with how a new Palestinian leader governs, then the peace process will have a real chance to succeed.
successful optimism democracy
My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society.
peace doubt helping
By focusing once and for all on helping the Palestinians build a free society, I have no doubt that an historic compromise between Israelis and Palestinians can be reached and that peace can prevail.
israel hatred energy
Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not afford to make peace.
israel ideas drunk
Only weeks after Oslo began, when nearly all the world and most of Israel was drunk with the idea of peace, I argued that a Palestinian society not constrained by democratic norms would be a fear society that would pose a grave threat to Israel.