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 NETANYAHUEvery time an Arab leader truly wanted peace, they got it. If the Palestinians truly want peace, we will make peace.
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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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The US-Israel partnership transcends politics and it always will
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Leaders must see reality as it is, not as it ought to be.
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Every time an Arab leader truly wanted peace, they got it. If the Palestinians truly want peace, we will make peace.
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Hamas is responsible and Hamas should held accountable for civilian deaths.
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While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines…
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There is a structural difference between the way that Europe views Israel, and America views Israel. The European view is informed by the importance of colonialism in Europe’s past.
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If the Palestinians do their part, we shall do our part and we shall have an agreement.
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If the world powers are not prepared to insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal is signed, at the very least they should insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal expires.
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The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.
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I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day.
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Most of the approaches to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, have been directed at trying to resolve the most complex problems, like refugees and Jerusalem, which is akin to building the pyramid from the top down.
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Throw people from the sixth floor, their own people. … They’re the enemies of peace, they’re the enemies of Israel, they’re the enemies of all civilized countries. And I believe they’re the enemies of the Palestinians themselves.
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The Romans used to say that courage is not the only virtue, but it’s the only one that makes the other virtues possible.
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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
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