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I’m the prime minister who removed 400 checkpoints, barriers, road-blocks and so on to facilitate the growth of the Palestinian economy.

Benjamin Netanyahu

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 want to tell you that Israel is a democracy and every citizen is automatically registered to vote. There’s a commitment in our declaration of independence, guaranteed under Israel’s law, that all our citizens, Arab and Jews, alike, have the right to vote.
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Commitment Country Law
The people of Israel will have to be convinced that the Palestinians are ready for peace.
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Country Palestinian People
The 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.
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Country People World
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
If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more ‎violence. If the Jews put ‎down their weapons ‎today, there would be no ‎more Israel’‎
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Country Down Violence Weapon
They’re trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state.
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Assembly Country General Negotiation Peace State
The rules of engagement have become so rigid that governments often straightjacket themselves in the face of unambiguous aggression.
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Engagement Faces Government
I had differences of opinion with President Obama and most well-known, of course, is Iran.
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Country Differences President
Populism is dangerous.
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Country Dangerous Populism
No partial solution, not even the total redressing of the grievance he complains of, will satisfy him — until our social system is destroyed or delivered into his hands.
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Complain Deliver Grievance Hand Redressing Satisfy
Why 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.
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Opposites Simple Talking
Peace is purchased from strength. It’s not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.
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Peace Purchased Retreat Weakness
Hamas is responsible and Hamas will pay.
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Hamas Pay Responsible
We don’t point a pistol at our own forehead. That is not the way to conduct negotiations.
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Country Negotiation Pistols Way
The Romans used to say that courage is not the only virtue, but it’s the only one that makes the other virtues possible.
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Eternal Used Vigilance Virtue
When I say that terrorism is war against civilization, I may be met by the objection that terrorists are often idealists pursuing worthy ultimate aims — national or regional independence, and so forth. I do not accept this argument.
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Civilization Impact Objection War
I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. It’s really above and beyond American politics.
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Country Strong Support Thinking
But so far, you know who’s been violating the nuclear nonproliferation pact day and night? Those who signed it. Iran, Iraq, Libya and Iran violates it while calling for Israel’s destruction and racing to develop atomic weapons to that end.
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Country Destruction Night Nonproliferation
Most of the approaches to peace between Israel and the Palestinians, have been directed at trying to resolve the most complex problems, like refugees and Jerusalem, which is akin to building the pyramid from the top down.
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Down Israel Pyramids Top
I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: Today, we are all Americans. In grief, as in defiance.
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Grief September Speak
We stand together to advance peace. We stand together to fight terrorism.
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Country Fight Peace Terrorism Together
I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day.
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Election Poll Winning
The relationship between Israel and the United States is a bond of – it’s just a very powerful bond. It was, it is, and will be and will continue to be.
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Bond Country Powerful United Staes
If the world powers are not prepared to insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal is signed, at the very least they should insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal expires.
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Change Country World Signed
I would say we want to stop the firing of rockets, for sure. But we also want to dismantle the terror – the tunnel – the terror tunnel networks that we have uncovered.
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Dismantle Rockets Tunnel Want
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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Clear General Voice World

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