I 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.
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.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIn the frameworks of a peace agreement, a government under my leadership would agree to make real territorial concessions but will not compromise our security borders.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU90 percent, 85 to 90 percent of Israeli citizens in Judea-Samaria, in the West Bank, live in clusters, in urban blocks.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUThe 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 NETANYAHUThere’s no one in Israel who appreciates more than me the importance of American support for Israel.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUI 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.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIf I have to reduce all of the laws of war into a single sentence, it is this. You divide the world into two, combatants and noncombatants.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUThe 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.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUI’m not consumed with political machinations.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUI’m not naturally manipulative.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUI’m the prime minister who removed 400 checkpoints, barriers, road-blocks and so on to facilitate the growth of the Palestinian economy.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUIf diplomacy has any chance to work, it must be coupled with a credible military threat.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUWhy are we talking about talking? Why negotiating about negotiating? It’s very simple. If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions on the side, sit down opposite a table, not in a studio, by the way.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUI 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.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUHamas is ISIS, and ISIS is Hamas. They’re branches of the same tree. People who wantonly rocket our cities and want to conduct mass killings. And when they can, they murder children, teenagers, shoot them in the head.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHUWe are using missile defense to protect our civilians, and they’re using their civilians to protect their missiles.
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