I often hear them accuse Israel of Judaizing Jerusalem. That’s like accusing America of Americanizing Washington, or the British of Anglicizing London. You know why we’re called ‘Jews’? Because we come from Judea.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU[The decision to travel to Washington and deliver the speech] has injected a degree of partisanship, which is not only unfortunate, I think it’s destructive of the fabric of the relationship
More Benjamin Netanyahu Quotes
-
-
You know, I said in the U.N., I said to President Abbas, “Look, we’re in the same city, we’re in the same building, for God’s sake, the U.N. Let ‘s just sit down and begin to talk peace.”
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.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
The people of Israel will have to be convinced that the Palestinians are ready for peace.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
The idea of imposing peace from the outside doesn’t work.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
The Romans used to say that courage is not the only virtue, but it’s the only one that makes the other virtues possible.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
You can only end a negotiation for peace if you begin it.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
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.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
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.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
First of all, Arafat is wrong. Jerusalem is Israel’s capital, will never be divided, and will remain the capital of the State of Israel, the capital of the Jewish people, for ever and ever.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
Israel has no better friend than America. And America has no better friend than Israel. We stand together to defend democracy.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
We don’t point a pistol at our own forehead. That is not the way to conduct negotiations.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
Everything should be done to prevent Iran, the world’s most dangerous regime, from developing the world’s most dangerous weapons.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
My level of intervention in the press, trying to control stories, is zero. Subzero.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU -
Israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU