"I commend the Gates Foundation for its $10 billion pledge to provide funding for vaccine research and to distribute vaccines to the poorest countries."
"I want to discuss for a moment the foreign policy implications of the work of your foundations."
"This is an important point."
"It is still going to be the United States that defends Israel, and therefore they'll need to accept that."
"I think that external pressure could be counterproductive."
"I have been disappointed this past year with the lack of boldness and the lack of creativity and the lack of strength in our diplomacy with respect to this peace process."
"I share Tom Friedman's frustrations and believe we should be thinking beyond conventional mediation strategies."
"It is hard to see how any of this is good for Israel's security or U.S. national interests."
"the demographics is a driver. It isn't yet having an impact on coalition politics."
"We want a free and fair election--unlike the one you just had, in essence--and ultimately there will be consequences if this does not occur."
"to inflict collective punishment on the people of Gaza is both morally unconscionable and politically self-defeating."
"The consequences might be that, 'You really don't receive our support. For a while, you're on your own. Take it or leave it.'"
"I believe we raised expectations too high on settlements, and we couldn't deliver on those expectations."
"Somebody has to worry about this. If they don't, then we're in trouble."
"The United States continues to support a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement that would address Israel's security concerns and satisfy Palestinian aspirations for statehood."
"there are internal drivers that mean it's critical that these peace talks happen, that they make progress, and that we have success."
"the results were devastating, and the adverse impact is still with us today."
"We need to have the moderates to deliver."
