I think that peace will require two states, a Palestinian state that recognizes the Jewish state.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIsrael has, enjoys bipartisan support – both Democrats and Republicans – and we extend bipartisan hospitality to both Democrats and Republicans.
More Benjamin Netanyahu Quotes
-
-
The prime minister of Israel is welcome to speak in the United States, obviously. But we don’t want to see this turned into some great political football
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
The Romans used to say that courage is not the only virtue, but it’s the only one that makes the other virtues possible.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
I say that to my colleagues, by the way, in the internal Cabinet meetings, I say, ‘Look, I want to be very clear about what I want.’ I just – I don’t want a peace process, I want a peace result.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons today, there would be no more Israel’
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
I don’t want a single state. And I talked about two states where a demilitarized Palestinian state recognizes the Jewish state, and I stand by that. I haven’t retracted my position; I haven’t changed it.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines…
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
When I say that terrorism is war against civilization, I may be met by the objection that terrorists are often idealists pursuing worthy ultimate aims — national or regional independence, and so forth. I do not accept this argument.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
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.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
I would say we want to stop the firing of rockets, for sure. But we also want to dismantle the terror – the tunnel – the terror tunnel networks that we have uncovered.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
I told John Kerry and General Allen, the Americans’ expert, ‘We live here, I live here, I know what we need to ensure the security of Israel’s people.’
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
The idea of imposing peace from the outside doesn’t work.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
In order to restore security for Israeli citizens, every home, mother and child in Israel, and to establish a stable and strong government that will unite the nation…I hereby declare my candidacy.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. It’s really above and beyond American politics.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU







