As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed.

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In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and...

In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and...

A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the...

A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the...

I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously.

I take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously.

Therefore, the observation must be explicitly made: In the Middle East and in the Muslim...

Therefore, the observation must be explicitly made: In the Middle East and in the Muslim...

Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable...

Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable...

Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet...

Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet...

It is obvious that putting the Arab-Israeli dispute on a resolution track would be an...

It is obvious that putting the Arab-Israeli dispute on a resolution track would be an...

It is essential that policy instruments be developed that would firmly establish democratization on the...

It is essential that policy instruments be developed that would firmly establish democratization on the...

Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given...

Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given...

Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such...

Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such...

My visit to the United States has also given me the opportunity to emphasize the...

My visit to the United States has also given me the opportunity to emphasize the...

What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that...

What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that...

Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized.

Several experts on the Middle East concur that the Middle East cannot be democratized.

The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed...

The foundations of democratic transition should be laid in accordance with a sincere and committed...

The advanced levels which the democratic world has attained at the end of lengthy processes...

The advanced levels which the democratic world has attained at the end of lengthy processes...

There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world...

There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world...

I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in...

I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in...

Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic.

Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic.

A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire...

A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire...

Even as we ought to accept that each country would progress with a different method...

Even as we ought to accept that each country would progress with a different method...