The Knesset members – Jews and Arabs – don’t represent the state of Israel. The government is the one that represents the state of Israel officially. – Ayman Odeh
Abu Mazen has no more hope for Netanyahu’s approach. He’s searching for a way to establish the Palestinian state. He doesn’t want a militarized struggle with Israel. – Ayman Odeh
Maybe for you in America, Dr. King has become boring because you hear about him so much. But for me, he is the man who has most inspired me. – Ayman Odeh
Just as Jews in the U.S. joined Martin Luther King, I’m sure hundreds of thousands of Jews will join the struggle for civil equality in Israel. – Ayman Odeh
Israel made peace with Egypt, the largest Arab State. There are militant Islamists there, but there is also law. There are agreements and also defense arrangements there. – Ayman Odeh
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. – Ayman Odeh
I am very wanted in my homeland. I am part of the scenery, part of the region. I resemble it. – Ayman Odeh
The struggle for equality is really a struggle for democracy, and that’s why it’s a struggle for all the population. – Ayman Odeh
I was a member of the Haifa City Council when I was 23 years old, which made me the youngest city councilman in Israel. – Ayman Odeh
I believe that the U.S. is the strongest country in the whole world and the country that supports Israel the most. I believe that it has the strength to push Israel towards peace. – Ayman Odeh
In reality, civil rights are more important than national rights. They’re the content, the day-to-day: work, life. But people are sensitive to national rights. – Ayman Odeh
I remember, I used to get off a bus, and if there was someone sitting in the station, I remember thinking maybe they were from Shin Bet and came for me. – Ayman Odeh
There can’t be real peace without improving the integration of Arab society and making it part of the political game. – Ayman Odeh