Ayman Odeh

I agree with myself on 80 percent of things, but when I look at myself in the mirror in the morning, I still have inner debates about the right thing to do.

I can argue like a Marxist about whether there was a global Jewish nation 200 years ago or whether it was just a religion. But this really doesn't matter.

If Jews don't come to Nazareth, Arabs don't go to Afula. There is fear on both sides.

I am not some intellectual hoping to be understood a century from now. I'm a political leader. I have to stand in front of my community. If I am a metre too far out in front of the people, I'll lose them.

The Right everywhere in the world gains more by forming a security agenda while the Left gains from a social agenda.

Al-Aksa is a religious and national symbol.

An Arab who works and pays taxes is good for everyone. An Arab who doesn't work and receives social security stipends is bad for everyone.