I think the Israeli people understand now what I always say: that there cannot be a situation, under any agreement, in which we relinquish security control of the territory west of the River Jordan.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUI 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.
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Leaders must see reality as it is, not as it ought to be.
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As far as a nuclear weapons-free zone, you know, when the lion lies down with the lamb, and you don’t need a new lamb every day to satisfy the lion, then we might have this kind of transformation in the Middle East.
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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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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’
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Hezbollah-controlled Lebanon now presides over the UN Security Council. This means, in effect, that a terror organization presides over the body entrusted with guaranteeing the world’s security. You couldn’t make this thing up.
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So I think we should stay focused on the real problem in the Middle East. It’s not Israel. It’s these dictatorships that are developing nuclear weapons with the specific goal of wiping Israel away.
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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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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 Nazis believed in a master race. The militant Islamists believe in a master faith.
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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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Israel has, enjoys bipartisan support – both Democrats and Republicans – and we extend bipartisan hospitality to both Democrats and Republicans.
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Hamas is responsible and Hamas should held accountable for civilian deaths.
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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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The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence.
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Israel has done enormous amount of, for peace. I myself have done things that no prime minister previously had done.
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