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“In 1976 Rabin said that ‘once the region recognises Israel and crosses the Rubicon, all the rest is solvable’. And it is true – the region has recognised Israel big time – both the modern Sunni nations and our adjacent neighbours Egypt and Jordan. What we call the mini Arab Quartet, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan, can pursue, together with Israel, a unique golden opportunity.”

(Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog speaking via video link at the BICOM – Jewish News Conference, 30/11/16)