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You can make peace with an enemy, if the enemy abandons the idea of destroying you. That is the critical test. Democracies fail to understand what I just said.

Benjamin Netanyahu

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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Country People World
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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Country Football Political
Peace is purchased from strength. It’s not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.
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Peace Purchased Retreat Weakness
The US-Israel partnership transcends politics and it always will
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Always Country Partnership Will
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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Country Europe Past Years
While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines…
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Compromise Country Lines
In my office in Jerusalem, there’s an ancient seal. It’s a signet ring of a Jewish official from the time of the Bible.
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Bible Kings Office Ring Wall Years
I’m not naturally manipulative.
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Country Manipulative Naturally
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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Down Israel Pyramids Top
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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Block Cluster Country Percent
We’ll attack anyone who tries to harm our citizens.
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Anyone Attack Citizens Harm Trying
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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Cabinets Country Want Way
They’re in the red zone. They’re in the last 20 yards, and you can’t let them cross that goal line. You can’t let them score a touchdown, because that would have unbelievable consequences, grievous consequences for the peace and security of us all, of the world really.
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Country Goal Last Red Yard Zone
I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. It’s really above and beyond American politics.
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Country Strong Support Thinking
I don’t think that anyone should doubt Israel’s determination to defend itself against terror and destruction.
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Country Determination Thinking
Hamas is responsible and Hamas should held accountable for civilian deaths.
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Accountable Death Hamas Responsible

You can make peace with an enemy, if the enemy abandons the idea of destroying you. That is the critical test. Democracies fail to understand what I just said.

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You can make peace with an enemy, if the enemy abandons the idea of destroying you. That is the critical test. Democracies fail to understand what I just said.

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