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The idea of imposing peace from the outside doesn’t work.

Benjamin Netanyahu

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 know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel.
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Alone Country Know Stand
Israel has, enjoys bipartisan support – both Democrats and Republicans – and we extend bipartisan hospitality to both Democrats and Republicans.
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Country Enjoy Hospitality Support
If there is willingness on the Palestinian side to reach an agreement, it is possible. We are conducting the negotiations with goodwill.
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Agreement Country Negotiation Sides
Our policy is very simple. The Jewish state was set up to defend Jewish lives, and we always reserve the right to defend ourselves.
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Jewish Life Simple States
I think that a strong Israel is the only Israel that will bring the Arabs to the peace table.
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Country Peace Strong Thinking
The real reason we haven’t had peace is because of a persistent refusal of the Palestinians to recognize a Jewish state in any border.
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Border Real Reason
I don’t want a one-state solution. But I certainly don’t want a zero-state solution, a no-state solution, where Israel’s very existence would be jeopardized. And that’s what the people of Israel overwhelmingly elected me to do.
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Country People Zero
I don’t think Israel can accept an Iranian terror base next to its major cities any more than the United States could accept an al Qaeda base next to New York City.
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Accept Country Major Thinking
Hamas is simply continuing all its operations. And Israel will not let this terror operation decide when it’s convenient for them and not convenient for them to attack our people.
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Country Operation People
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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Commitment Country Past Years
I’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.
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Country Free Party
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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Country Czech International Republic
I’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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Attack Country Intervening Stop Tries
American leaders worry about the security of their country. Israeli leaders worry about the survival of their country.
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Country Leader Security Survival Worry
I’m a proud member of the rabble.
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Members Proud Rabble
A legitimate democracy cannot act against a terror organization because it is using civilians as a human shield, and therefore it should absorb attacks on its own civilians.
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Country Democracy Organization Shield
I don’t know of any army that does more than an Israeli army does to avoid civilian casualties. But incidental and unintended casualties accompany every war.
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Army Avoid Incidental War
They deny the rights of women, deny democracy, brutalize their own people, don’t give freedom of religion.
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Country Deny Freedom Religion Rights
Israel does not target civilians. It targets the terrorists.
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Country Target Terrorist Weapon
History has shown us time and again that what is right is not what is popular.
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Again History Popular Right Shown
The people of Israel will have to be convinced that the Palestinians are ready for peace.
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Country Palestinian People
Israel has no better friend than America. And America has no better friend than Israel. We stand together to defend democracy.
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Country Defend Fighting Together Weapon
Israel is very much endangering.
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Country Endangering Much Very
The instability in the region is not a result of Israel and the Palestinians. That was never the cause of this instability. Instead, the disfunctionality of many of these societies that have failed to modernize.
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Causes Country Palestinian Result
I don’t think you can rely on Iran. I don’t think you can rely on other radicals like the Taliban. They dispatched Al Qaida to bomb New York and Washington.
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Country Radical Stupid Thinking
If diplomacy has any chance to work, it must be coupled with a credible military threat.
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Chance Military Threat

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