The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will.

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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...

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.

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...

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...

However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 take the debate on the method of promoting democracy seriously.

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