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.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUI can tell you one thing, Iran is closer to developing nuclear weapons today than it was a week ago, or a month ago or a year ago. It’s just moving on with its efforts.
More Benjamin Netanyahu Quotes
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I had differences of opinion with President Obama and most well-known, of course, is Iran.
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I’m a proud member of the rabble.
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I was trying to get something to counter a foreign-funded effort to get votes that are intended to topple my party. And I was calling on our voters to come out.
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The US-Israel partnership transcends politics and it always will
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American leaders worry about the security of their country. Israeli leaders worry about the survival of their country.
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The greatest threat facing humanity is a radical Islamist regime meeting up with nuclear weapons.
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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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Israel is doing what any other country would do, and certainly the U.S. would do. If 80 percent of your population were under fire and you had 60 seconds or 90 seconds to get into bomb shelters.
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Peace is purchased from strength. It’s not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.
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Hamas is responsible and Hamas will pay.
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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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Hamas is firing at our cities, at our people, firing from these areas, from these homes, from these schools, from mosques, from hospitals. They are actually using them as weapon storage, as command posts and as firing positions, or right next to them.
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I’m not naturally manipulative.
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Those in the international community that refuse to put red lines before Iran don’t have a moral right to place a red light before Israel.
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We’ll attack anyone who tries to harm our citizens.
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