Benjamin Netanyahu Quotes (138 Quotes)


    This is disputed land, not Palestinian, or we claim public ownership.



    It's time you stop running away from the voters. These are the voters who elected you, who sent you. Stand before them. Present your policies, defend your policies, like I have presented my policies here and let them decide and respect their decision.



    We lost by a very few votes. There is a very large camp that went against the flow, against the wind, against the pressure, against the leadership and against the temptations,

    The Palestinians have to fulfill all their obligations at each stage and only after that will they receive (land) from us,

    In their memories we will strive for true peace, so that there will be no more mourning parents,


    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.

    This effect, in my opinion, will wear off over the next day or two.

    We intend to continue along the path we have only just begun in order to ensure this movement is rehabilitated and takes its rightful place in the nation's leadership.


    Certainly we will not be able to sit in a government predicated along these lines.

    Netanyahu warned Arafat again Tuesday that if he did not clamp down on Islamic militants, they would destroy him. Fighting terrorism is important not only for peace but for the Palestinian Authority itself, ... because it is riding a tiger that will one day devour it.

    The question many in my country are now asking is this Will America apply its principles consistently and win this war, or will it selectively abandon these principles and thereby ultimately risk losing the war

    On the whole, it was a very good beginning for the new government in Israel, ... I think we have an excellent relationship with the government and people of the United States. I put forward our positions on peace and security. I think they received a very broad hearing, a fair hearing, and I think there is complete understanding in the United States as to our positions.


    Arafat told reporters Monday that he still had hopes the two sides would reach common ground, ... it takes two to tango.

    Our policy is very simple. The Jewish state was set up to defend Jewish lives, and we always reserve the right to defend ourselves.

    As far as a nuclear weapons-free zone, you know, when the lion lies down with the lamb, and you don't need a new lamb every day to satisfy the lion, then we might have this kind of transformation in the Middle East.


    We expect him to live up to the commitments he made in Oslo. It's about time he lived up to his commitment to fight terrorism. He needs to create a climate of peace among his people.

    I think that the important thing is to achieve, as rapidly as possible, an understanding on the Palestinian side that the stopping of violence is as important to them as it is important to us, and that they will gain nothing by violence.


    These efforts I believe are clear proof of our intentions and our direction We want peace

    We agreed that we must intensify our efforts to expand the circle of peace, which of course is important for both Israel and Egypt and the entire region, ... We believe that the peace should be based on the idea of fulfilling the existing commitments.

    Today the whole Israeli nation is united, ... The families are all our families. They are all our sons. We all weep together. Our thoughts are with the families, in the hope that we shall know no more grief.

    The ones who really understand what I am saying are the terrorists, and they are cheering because we are letting them set up an independent terrorist base (in Gaza),


    It is this kind of attitude that must be at the core at what we seek to achieve,

    We have no intention of becoming part of this conflict but we are prepared for every possibility,

    I think that a strong Israel is the only Israel that will bring the Arabs to the peace table.

    allowing the creation of an independent terrorist base in Gaza to which arms will flow from Syria , Afghanistan , Iraq .


    I want to say a few words of another type of heroism, the forgotten heroism sitting with us in our survivors. It was with their help and contribution that we built a thriving nation, ... This is the proper moment to express to them the gratitude of the entire nation.

    I ask you, don't go into mourning. Don't lose hope, ... This is an opportunity for a fresh start for the peace process.

    to make sure that the land that we hand over to the Palestinians does not become a base for continued terrorist attacks against Israel.


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