The result is that you are now experiencing what we experienced in the war in Algeria: The Israeli government says that it is a victim of terrorist activity, but this activity is less visible than the military strikes.

The government would have preferred not to take a stand, but the constant presence of the Israeli-Arab conflict on our television screens made it an issue that could no longer be avoided.

Everyone sees drama from his own perspective.

Political rivals attacked me. I was savagely beaten. I was kicked in the face and I lost my eye as a result.

Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a minimum of one hour actually accomplishing a specific task while on line.

As a black woman, the government is so much in my life, and it always has been.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.