Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
Our policy is very simple. The Jewish state was set up to defend Jewish lives, and we always reserve the right to defend ourselves. Read Summary
I think placing preconditions before negotiations is the quickest way to undermine peace. Read Summary
The Palestinians want a state, but they have to give peace in return. What they're trying to do in the United Nations is to get a state without giving Israel peace or giving Israel peace and security. And I think that's, that's wrong. That should not succeed. That should, that should fail. Read Summary
Certainly the international community is putting a lot of pressure on Iran and making clear that its nuclear program must stop. If it stops with the sanctions, the combinations of sanctions, diplomacy, other pressures, I, as the prime minister of Israel, will be the happiest person in the world. Read Summary
I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day. Read Summary
You can only end a negotiation for peace if you begin it. Read Summary
I'm the prime minister who removed 400 checkpoints, barriers, road-blocks and so on to facilitate the growth of the Palestinian economy. Read Summary
The rules of engagement have become so rigid that governments often straightjacket themselves in the face of unambiguous aggression. Read Summary