“Peace is purchased from strength. It’s not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.”

The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war.

Those in the international community that refuse to put red lines before Iran don’t have a moral right to place a red light before Israel.

Hamas is responsible and Hamas should held accountable for civilian deaths.

You know, I’m just not going to get into American politics.

And I represent the entire people of Israel who say, ‘Thank you, America.” And we’re friends of America, and we’re the only reliable allies of America in the Middle East.

We will respond with a heavy hand to the brutal murder of Jews who came to pray and were killed by lowly murderers.

The purpose of the Jewish state is to secure the Jewish future. That is why Israel must always have the ability to defend itself, against any threat.

I’ve been right more than I’ve been wrong.

The Czech Republic stood with the U.S., Canada and a handful of other countries against the prevailing international current, but history has shown us time and again that what is right is not what is popular.

If we accept the notion that terrorists will have immunity because as they fire on civilians they hide behind civilians, then this tactic will be legitimized and the terrorists will have their greatest victory.

I’m the prime minister who removed 400 checkpoints, barriers, road-blocks and so on to facilitate the growth of the Palestinian economy.

My level of intervention in the press, trying to control stories, is zero. Subzero.

I’m not consumed with political machinations.

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.

Hamas is ISIS, and ISIS is Hamas. They’re branches of the same tree. People who wantonly rocket our cities and want to conduct mass killings. And when they can, they murder children, teenagers, shoot them in the head.

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