If diplomacy has any chance to work, it must be coupled with a credible military threat.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUThe only good thing I can say about the deal with Iran is that it brought the Arab states and Israel closer together.
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And I represent the entire people of Israel who say, ‘Thank you, America.” And we’re friends of America, and we’re the only reliable allies of America in the Middle East.
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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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If terror tunnels were dug underneath your border in order to come in and explode your kindergartens and massacre your people and kidnap American citizens.
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Don’t be fooled. The battle between Iran and ISIS doesn’t turn Iran into a friend of America.
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The people of Israel will have to be convinced that the Palestinians are ready for peace.
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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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The history of warfare has not yet enabled any army, any civilized army, the army of a democracy like Israel, to be able to deal with a ruthless terrorist enemy that uses civilians as a human shield without having some incidental civilian casualties.
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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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I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel.
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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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The Israeli aggression on Gaza does not bring peace to Israel. We know that. We want end of occupation.
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I will go to the UN General Assembly and, in a clear voice, tell the nations of the world the truth about Iran’s terrorist regime, which constitutes the greatest threat to world peace.
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If we accept the notion that terrorists will have immunity because as they fire on civilians they hide behind civilians, then this tactic will be legitimized and the terrorists will have their greatest victory.
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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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Israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders.
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