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.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUI’m not intervening in Syria. But at the same time, if Syria tries to intervene with us, if Iran tries to use Syria to attack us, we’ll stop it.
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The greatest threat facing humanity is a radical Islamist regime meeting up with nuclear weapons.
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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.
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The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years.
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The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence.
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They deny the rights of women, deny democracy, brutalize their own people, don’t give freedom of religion.
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I don’t want a one-state solution. I want a sustainable, peaceful two-state solution, but for that circumstances have to change.
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We don’t point a pistol at our own forehead. That is not the way to conduct negotiations.
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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.
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I don’t want to govern the Palestinians. I don’t want them as subjects of Israel or as citizens of Israel. I want them to have their own independent state but a demilitarized state.
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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.
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I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel.
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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.
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90 percent, 85 to 90 percent of Israeli citizens in Judea-Samaria, in the West Bank, live in clusters, in urban blocks.
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But … the days that the Jewish people remain passive in the face of genocidal enemies — those days are over.
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If diplomacy has any chance to work, it must be coupled with a credible military threat.
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We’ll attack anyone who tries to harm our citizens.
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I’m a proud member of the rabble.
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Iran is a country that talks about, denies the Holocaust, promises to wipe out Israel, is engaged in terror throughout the world. This is a regime that is giving vent to the worst impulses that you see right now in the Middle East.
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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.
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If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone.
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Peace is purchased from strength. It’s not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.
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There is an irreplaceable ally. It’s called the United States of America.
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Israel should have exploited the repression of the demonstrations in China, when world attention focused on that country, to carry out mass expulsions among the Arabs of the territories.
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The entire world is focusing on the compromises that are necessary from Israel’s side. But people [in the world] are not focusing on the fact that the Palestinians refuse to make the necessary compromises that are required on their side for peace.
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Leaders must see reality as it is, not as it ought to be.
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Hamas is responsible and Hamas will pay.
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