I should like to repeat what I stated recently in the Jeddah Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia: It won't be the religion, but rather the world-view of some of its followers that shall be made current.

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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...

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...

A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus...

A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus...

Similarly, it is argued that the culture of Islam is incompatible with democracy. Basically, this...

Similarly, it is argued that the culture of Islam is incompatible with democracy. Basically, this...

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...

Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and...

Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and...

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot...

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot...

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 Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left...

The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as...

As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as...

The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to...

The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to...

I regard the endorsement of both the objective and a method - which can differ...

I regard the endorsement of both the objective and a method - which can differ...

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...

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.

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...

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...