Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel is not a state of all its citizens. According to the Nation-State Law we passed, Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people—and them alone.

11 March 2019 on Instagram; ;, 2019

Israel is the promised land, Brazil is the land of promise.

Benjamin Netanyahu on Twitter (December 29, 2018), 2018

Amos Regev, the editor-[in-chief] of Israel HaYom, is a personal friend and my conversations with him are not within the framework of my job.

Response to an FOI request by Haaretz on ties between Netanyahu and the management of Israel's largest newspaper (11 June 2015), 2015

I think the Israeli people understand now what I always say: that there cannot be a situation, under any agreement, in which we relinquish security control of the territory west of the River Jordan... We will defend ourselves on every front, defensively and offensively.

Press conference., 2014

The difference between us is that we're using missile defense to protect our civilians and they're using their civilians to protect their missiles.

Interview on CBS' "Face the Nation" 12 July 2014 . Comparing Israeli forces to Hamas militants., 2014

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.

During his stay in Prague, Netanyahu praised the Czech government for opposing the Palestinian move in the UN General Assembly to have a status upgrade, as quoted in "Merkel Meets Netanyahu amid Tense Relations" (6 December 2012), 2012

Israel without Jerusalem is like a body without a heart. Our heart will never be divided again.

During a ceremony marking Jerusalem Day Netanyahu: Israel will continue to build Jerusalem and keep it united (20 May 2012), 2012

Israel has no better friend than America. And America has no better friend than Israel. We stand together to defend democracy. We stand together to advance peace. We stand together to fight terrorism. Congratulations America. Congratulations, Mister President. You got bin Laden. Good riddance!

Speech at the U.S. Congress (May 24, 2011)., 2011

We'll attack anyone who tries to harm our citizens.

Speech at the Knesset, as quoted in The Jerusalem Post (31 October 2010), 2010

We cannot accept the fact that Jews wouldn't be entitled to live and buy anywhere in Jerusalem. I can only imagine what would happen if someone suggested Jews could not live in certain neighborhoods in New York, London, Paris or Rome. There would certainly be a major international outcry.

"Israel rejects U.S. call to halt Jerusalem project" in USA Today (19 July 2009), 2009

Every time an Arab leader truly wanted peace, they got it. If the Palestinians truly want peace, we will make peace.

Speech to the United Nations General Assembly, as quoted in "Netanyahu speech / PM slams Gaza probe, challenges UN to confront Iran" in Haaretz (24 September 2009), 2009

We are benefiting from one thing, and that is the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon, and the American struggle in Iraq. [... The events] swung American public opinion in our favor.

"Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel", Haaretz (16 April 2008), 2008

The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war.

Speech at the Knesset at the end of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, as quoted in "Olmert: We will continue to pursue Hizbullah leaders" in The Globes (14 August 2006), 2006

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.

Statement on the September 11th terrorist attacks (20 September 2001), as quoted at the official site of Israeli embassy, 2001

The root cause of terrorism lies not in grievances but in a disposition toward unbridled violence. This can be traced to a world view which asserts that certain ideological and religious goals justify, indeed demand, the shedding of all moral inhibitions.

As quoted in "Terrorism: How the West Can Win" (1987), Awakeǃ, 1/8., 1987