“I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.”

I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.

Democracy can be sustained and developed only by people who understand its essence.

Defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief that they defend Islam.

All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.

If we cling to the institution of Islam, then we tend to defend it against whatever we see as a danger to it, so because of this we see now that many people are defending states

I do not like violence.

Defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief that they defend Islam.

Well, the most important thing about Islam is that we have to differentiate between two kinds of Islam.

India, in particular, is looking to develop nuclear power for domestic, commercial use, and we should work with them. This is a good deal for both countries.

In India, there are real consequences to inattention; drivers who jeopardize pedestrians can be lynched on the spot.

And then a great thing in my life was going to India.

The idea that China and India will just abandon climate action is not true, because they’re doing it for more reasons than we are.

I enjoy the TV series ‘Dexter,’ where there’s a reason for every kill. Quentin Tarantino is a favourite, and a ‘Kill Bill’ action-packed movie would be up my street. I’d love to be India’s first scream queen!

So for Europeans we are like Belgiums in the Congo, or the French in Alger, or the British in India. Strange interlopers in somebody else’s land. But in fact, we [Israeli] have been here for 4,000 years. This is our ancestral homeland.

I’m not too interested in books about India.

Western films don’t do very well in India.