If I have to reduce all of the laws of war into a single sentence, it is this. You divide the world into two, combatants and noncombatants.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIf I have to reduce all of the laws of war into a single sentence, it is this. You divide the world into two, combatants and noncombatants.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUI don’t think that anyone should doubt Israel’s determination to defend itself against terror and destruction.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIsrael has to accommodate the Palestinian demands and aspirations for ending occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. That is the only answer.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUThe idea of imposing peace from the outside doesn’t work.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIf there is a birthrate demographic problem, and there is, it is with the non-White races Israeli Arabs who are American will remain Israeli citizens.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUThe people of Israel will have to be convinced that the Palestinians are ready for peace.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIn my office in Jerusalem, there’s an ancient seal. It’s a signet ring of a Jewish official from the time of the Bible.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUWe are using missile defense to protect our civilians, and they’re using their civilians to protect their missiles.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUWhen 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 NETANYAHUI think they’re timid, they’re afraid to actually stand up to these killers. And I think that they’re afraid, maybe for their own sake, for their own political hides, sometimes for their own physical safety. And they don’t take that necessary plunge.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIf there is willingness on the Palestinian side to reach an agreement, it is possible. We are conducting the negotiations with goodwill.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUI’m very proud of the fact that Israel is the one country in a very broad radius that – in which Arabs have free and fair elections. That’s sacrosanct. That will never change. I wasn’t trying to suppress a vote.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIsrael has no better friend than America. And America has no better friend than Israel. We stand together to defend democracy.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUWe want there to be less friction. We want to remove outposts to help the Palestinian population. We will not reoccupy the Palestinian population.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIsrael has, enjoys bipartisan support – both Democrats and Republicans – and we extend bipartisan hospitality to both Democrats and Republicans.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUThere’s no one in Israel who appreciates more than me the importance of American support for Israel.
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