Yitzhak Navon Quotes

Israel, Politician
April 9, 1921 – November, 7, 2015.

Yitzhak Rachamim Navon (Hebrew: יצחק נבון‎‎; 9 April 1921 – 6 November 2015) was an Israeli politician, diplomat, and author. He served as the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the center-left Alignment party. He was the first Israeli president to be Sephardi and born in Jerusalem, then within the British Mandate for Palestine, while all previous presidents were born in and immigrated from the Russian Empire.

Also known as Author, Diplomat

There are Jews who came from 102 countries and speak 81 languages - how do you consolidate them into one nation? This is where I saw my role.

Yitzhak Navon
- Speak
- Nation
- Jews
One way or another, Gaza's residents must live in peace with Israel.

Yitzhak Navon
- Live
- Way
- Peace

Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.

Yitzhak Navon
- Why
- Friend
- Best
Once, there was a time in Jerusalem of brotherhood and peace: cultures and languages lived side by side and not one at the expense of the other.

Yitzhak Navon
- Time
- Peace
- Brotherhood
If the angel Gabriel came to me and said, 'Look, I'm willing to take your soul now and give it back to you at any period of time in the history of the nation of Israel, from the very beginning to this very day' - I think I would not think of any other time except for when Moses brought down the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai.

Yitzhak Navon
- Time
- History
- Soul
6,000 people were killed, crippled, and wounded during the War of Independence. The economy was devastated - there was no milk, just milk powder. No eggs, but egg powder. Meat was only once a week.

Yitzhak Navon
- People
- War
- Independence
The State of Israel is a state that was formed before the people were even in it. You have to understand: In India, in Burma, in Pakistan - all of the people were already there. Their problem was for the English to leave so they could be independent.

Yitzhak Navon
- People
- Problem
- English
I grew up in Jerusalem and went to school here. I studied at the Hebrew University - mostly Islam and Arabic: Arab literature, Arab poetry and culture, because I felt like we are living in this region, in the Middle East, and we are not alone: There are nations here whose culture is Arab.

Yitzhak Navon
- Up
- School
- Culture

There is no other language as similar to Hebrew like Arabic.

Yitzhak Navon
- Like
- Language
- Arabic