Shimon Peres Quotes (176 Quotes)


    If the Palestinians will appoint a man who will run the security in every place and put in jail the main troublemakers in every place, the three or four in every place, and look after security, we will be more than happy to leave,

    If there will be a war, we will be a good soldier.

    I don't see such a crazy declaration being done by a head of state, a member of the United Nations, it is unbearable. He cannot remain a member,

    I think this is the end of the present government,

    We feel that we can answer the expectation of the president, ... What we are trying to do is impress the Palestinian people with the need to go from the world of rhetoric to the world of action.


    Unfortunately war has its own terrible costs and mistakes, but the whole story is now being checked by the army. I would wait and see their own conclusions,

    We came in as a wind of peace and we are determined to do so, ... We didn't come in for power and we didn't come in for cover. We came in for a new initiative, and we are very serious and very determined to achieve it.

    By and large it is a time of decision, ... It is a cabinet that is ready to decide. It is a cabinet that knows not only the price that it should have to pay historically, but the price that it should have to pay politically.

    What should be the future of Israel? Is the land the most important choice, and for that reason to keep the whole of the land at any cost, or to have a partition and build the Jewish state on part of the land? And the other part?

    All of the cowards who try to scare us every day have no right to speak. We weren't afraid for five decades and we won't be afraid of idle threats now.

    I hope that he will do his best and be able to do something concrete on the ground, ... I'm sure the United States expects Israel to listen to Arab needs as well and that is what we are doing in a very open manner and fair way and I hope it will lead to some ... achievements.

    Do what you promised. Do what you have to do, not for Israel, but for your own people.

    The Palestinians must demonstrate they are capable of controlling Gaza. If they do not demonstrate that, it will be very difficult to resume the negotiations,

    It is illogical that in a number of villages, in which I know I had a majority, we dropped to seven votes. I expected a better evening.

    He didn't depart from his final positions. He must remember that a negotiation doesn't mean we are going to meet 100 percent of what he wants as we don't expect the Palestinians to meet 100 percent of what we want, ... This is a declaration about the Palestinian 100 percent -- what we need is a declaration about the middle, between the two positions.

    While Yitzhak was alive, he couldn't have had a better supporter than Leah, ... After the assassination, she had to carry the flag, telling his greatness. She did it with such a clarity and honesty.

    Unless they will control their forces, unless they will manage their money, what will the elections help

    A revolution is needed in the thinking on the state budget. Investments must be made in the Negev, Galilee and Jerusalem in order to save them.

    He taught me literature, and he actually taught me how to read. He was my personal mentor.

    unjustifiable escalation that could endanger the Middle East region.

    We understand perfectly well that without an inflow of people and goods within Gaza or outside Gaza, Gaza will not be able to exist,

    Nobody knows, but I would say a matter of years.

    it will be very difficult to continue with the peace process.

    I think it would be illogical, or I would even say insane for them to continue along the extremist line they have been following until today.

    The occupation of the Gaza Strip was an historic mistake,



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