Daniel Ayalon Quotes
Democracies do not begin and end with elections.
Daniel Ayalon, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Statement, Princeton University, February 10, 2006
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Although friendly to America, Canning was a monarchist and did not share America's enthusiasm for democracy and concern about Spanish Princes in Mexico and Brazil.
This concept was utilized by the U. S. State Department in opposition to the 1992 dissolution of the Peruvian Congress by the President who claimed he was doing it for democratic reasons. See Al Smith for a later expression of this notion.
This quotation of a very popular Muslim cleric illustrates the wide range of political views of Islamic leaders and authorities. Whereas most shun democracy as placing public opinion over the word of God, there are many like al-Qaradawi who have a modernist interpretation of Islam.
Botswana is one of the few African national successes. It is the world’s largest diamond exporter and unlike many other nations, wealthy in natural resources like Saudi Arabia or Iran, Botswana became a multi-party democracy upon independence and has remained that ever since.
Daniel "Danny" Ayalon is an Israeli diplomat, columnist and politician. He served as Deputy Foreign Minister and as a member of the Knesset. He was the Israeli Ambassador to the United States from 2002 until 2006. Previously, he worked as senior foreign policy advisor to Prime Ministers Ariel Sharon, Ehud Barak, and Benjamin Netanyahu.
