One cannot negotiate under fire.

My grandfather was facing this terror, my parents, myself.

Israel is the only democracy in this part of the world.

Israel doesn't have to hide anything.

I do know that Syria never will recognize Lebanon as an independent country, and the declaration of independence of Lebanon took place in 1943. Syria never - Syria never have recognized Lebanon. They regard Lebanon as part of Syria.

I think that Hezbollah, no doubt that they work together with the Syrians.

Jerusalem is the holiest place for the Jewish people.

Israel's security policy is determined by our needs. I strongly reject all the unfounded publicity suggesting that Israel is prevented from taking action because of international pressure.

Expressions of disobedience naturally encourage terrorist organizations and motivate them to intensify their actions.

The State of Israel is not collapsing and will not collapse.

When it comes to matters of war and peace, we must not act rashly.

The Jewish people remember the dramatic vote in the U.N. Assembly on November 29, 1947, when representatives of the nations recognized our right to national revival in our historic homeland.

The right of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel does not mean disregarding the rights of others in the land.

My first love was, and remains, manual labor; sowing and harvesting, the pastures, the flock, and the cattle.

I was born in the Land of Israel, the son of pioneers - people who tilled the land and sought no fights - who did not come to Israel to dispossess its residents.

I call on the Western democracies and primarily on the leader of the free world, the United States: Do not repeat the dreadful mistake of 1938, when enlightened European democracies decided to sacrifice Czechoslovakia for a convenient temporary solution... Israel will not be Czechoslovakia.

If there is ever to be an end to the conflict, the Palestinians must recognize the Jewish people's right to a homeland and the existence of an independent Jewish state in the homeland of the Jewish people.

One has to view things realistically.

Abu Mazen understands that it is impossible to vanquish Israel by means of terrorism.

Even a superpower has limits.

I have absolute faith in the correctness of my course.

The power of a person derives not from the office he occupies but from a clear sense of direction and aspiration and from a willingness to struggle for his ways and beliefs.

A people cannot exist if there is no social solidarity.

The government, under my leadership, will act to implement the rule of law and to maintain the independence of the judicial system, which is one of the pillars of maintaining a democratic system.