Palestine is not a country, so there should be no embassy here.
According to a new geographic literacy study 4 out of 10 American students couldn't find Iraq on a map. However 10 out of 10 Mexicans could find the U.S. without a map.
I've received many awards, but I'm most proud of the ones for my country's music.
Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international relations than Israel.
For many Taiwanese, almost all Taiwanese, we'd like to we say we are a country, and we have a sovereignty of our own.
Hamas is a political party and political parties don't recognize other countries.
The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.
You can't be a real country unless you have a beer.