Israel Quotes
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It is not surprising, then, that in the decade since Oslo began, Arafat used all the resources placed at his disposal to fan the flames of hatred against Israel.
Natan Sharansky -
The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.
Yitzhak Rabin
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When a peace agreement is concluded between the Lebanese government and Israel, we would surely disagree with the Lebanese government about that, but we would not make any turmoil out of it.
Hassan Nasrallah -
Everybody knows what I represent. My message is that Israel wants peace, and I am going to do everything possible to find ways to get this peace, this objective of all our people. All of us want peace. The differences are about the conditions of this peace.
Yitzhak Shamir -
Twenty percent of students in Israel's schools are haredim; another 20% are retired; another 20% are Arab. I have no problem with any of them.
Yair Lapid -
I hope that I have had some effect on the fact that Israel is a start-up nation.
Dan Shechtman -
All of the land of Israel is ours.
Yitzhak Shamir -
Only Arab Israel, the land of Israel, is our true homeland.
Yitzhak Shamir
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There is a danger in monotheism, and it's called idolatry. And we know the prophets of Israel were very, very concerned about idolatry, the worship of a human expression of the divine.
Karen Armstrong -
Tel Aviv is the most exciting place to eat in Israel.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East.
Jack Schwartz -
Based on the Gaza precedent, Israel should not simply be expected to withdraw from territory and let it devolve into a state of anarchy. The West Bank is simply too close to Israel's major population centers and infrastructure to allow it to become another launching pad for rockets.
Edgar Bronfman, Sr. -
It would be almost politically suicidal for members of Congress to espouse a balanced position between Israel and Palestine, to suggest that Israel comply with international law or to speak in defense of justice or human rights for Palestinians. If they did so, they couldn't be reelected.
Jimmy Carter -
I totally ignore people who criticize me for coming to Israel, including whats-his-name [Roger Waters]. If he were to contact me, I would tell him to tell it where the sun don't shine.
Ian Gillan
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Let's be honest: discrimination against Arabs exists in Israel.
Naftali Bennett -
I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
Zubin Mehta -
As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
Yitzhak Rabin -
Those who liberated the South from Israel must show allegiance to Lebanon.
Walid Jumblatt -
Humanity seized to exist when Israel was established.
Dustin Hoffman -
The Zionist movement gave political expression to our claim to the land of Israel. And in 1922, the League of Nations recognized the justice of this claim.
Yitzhak Shamir
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The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
There is a clear interest within ISIS to drag Israel into a war with them. If they do so, they will be able to paint Israel as having an alliance with the states fighting against them.
Yair Lapid -
Ya know, Hitler was this evil, evil man. But with the World Bank and Israel manipulating America, he might have been on to something.
Zach Braff -
It's always convenient for certain people to heap accusations on Israel.
Yasser Arafat