A Quote by Reuven Rivlin
In the end, Arik believes in security above all and is a salient pragmatist, a disciple of Ben-Gurion.
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I swear it on Solin’s life. (Arik) Uh, excuse me? (Solin) I would, but there’s truly no excuse for you. (Arik)
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