Israel is a piece of real estate that neither Jew or Arab will let go of; neither will leave these shores. And so they will have to learn to live together.
I'm very much tied to the state of Israel, but I am against their policy of settlements in Palestine.
I am jealous of all those people who live on the shore of Dal Lake.
New York is really the place to be; to go to New York, you're going to the center of the world, the lion's den.
Let's try to count the number of Nobel prize-winners that have emerged from scientific centres of excellence like the Weizmann Institute and Haifa's technical university, the Technion. There has to be at least 25.
There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full.
I am always hearing from Israelis, 'Oh, CNN is anti-Israel,' or 'BBC is against us.' But no, they are reporting facts.
My temples are only in India. When I am in India, I go to the religious ceremonies.
As long as they keep building settlements, the world will be anti-Israeli.
All these people who scream about Kashmir being an armed camp are in fact responsible for keeping it that way.
I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor!
I am not only a Parsi, I am a Kashmiri too.
I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
I'm hopeful that Israelis can go to Ramallah whenever they want and see how the people are living.
I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
I've known Pinchas Zukerman since he was a teenager.
You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere!
There are people who think I am Israeli. That's rubbish.
Go to the young conductors who are not making it, and you will hear how we shouldn't push ourselves or sell ourselves, how they don't have the right connections and the right opportunities. Well, you can be sure they've had the opportunities.
Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?
Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India.
