I know that Israeli soldiers will do everything they can in order to avoid loss of innocent life.
— Tzipi Livni
Without strong Arab backing, it will be hard, if not impossible, for a Palestinian leader to reach peace with Israel.
Sinai is demilitarized in accordance with the Israel-Egypt peace agreement.
I resent the idea that Israel is part of the political agenda in United States' campaigns, really.
Israel's security doctrine is not that Israel must invade every place from which a threat to Israel emanates.
I believe most of the public should be involved in the election of the leadership.
The real danger is a politics that buries its head in the sand.
Radical groups can become legitimate political players in the democratic process if they accept core democratic principles and abandon the use of force as a political tool. Or they can maintain armed terrorist militias in order to threaten their neighbors and intimidate their people. The international community should not allow them to do both.
I believe that democracy is about values before it is about voting. These values must be nurtured within society and integrated into the electoral process itself.
Being an Israeli is to know that you have risen from the ashes of those who were killed and knowing you have a responsibility for the coming generations.
I prefer jeans to a suit, sneakers to high heels, markets to malls.
Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing.
It's not enough to speak loudly and confidently. You have to know how to get the world on your side, to accept Israel's ideas of security and defending its interests. Netanyahu does not know how to do this.
The Palestinian conflict is the glass ceiling of Israel's economy.
The world cannot afford a nuclear Iran.
I was born in Israel. My parents came in 1925.
The attitude of 'every nation unto itself' is a destructive one for the future of Israel.
Wars are not a choice we make for no reason.
We must draw a distinction between understanding and supporting Israel's values and existence, and criticising any Israeli government's policy.
I hate the idea that talking security is Likud and right wing, and talking about peace is left wing and Labor and Kadima. The whole idea is to find a way to bridge: to find a way to have security and peace together.
Israel has a problem not because of the perception that the entire world is against us, but because of the government's problematic policies.
When you look at the Lebanon-Syria border, you see a porous border despite the fact that you have a U.N. Security Council decision that speaks of an embargo on weapons transfers to Hezbollah.
The Israeli people deserve better than a life in between rounds of violence.
I was by Ariel Sharon's side on the day it was decided to form Kadima. It was founded in aim to create a government of hope and responsibility.
Mr. Obama's call to support genuine democracy has implications for the kinds of elections the international community promotes and endorses.
If someone is willing to sell out his principles for the job, he is not worthy of it.
When I was young, I went to the Sinai and worked as a waitress.
Netanyahu's government and its faulty and politicized priorities are leading Israel into bankruptcy.
The state of Israel, and a government under me, will make it a strategic objective to topple the Hamas regime in Gaza. The means for doing this should be military, economic, and diplomatic.
When we distinguish between Israel's right to defend itself and settlements, then we legitimize its security needs; when we distinguish between isolated settlements and the blocs, then we legitimize the settlement blocs.
Israel is part of the free world led by the United States, no matter what.
If Syria wants to be part of the international community, there are some conditions that they have to meet. And the first one is to stop embracing the terrorism.
Something happened to the State of Israel. What was morally obvious in 1948 is not so obvious anymore. When the State of Israel was established, it was, for the parents and grandparents of these young Jews, a miracle. It was David and Goliath. We were the just cause. It was about values. We were small, but we were the good guys in the world!
The wise Jewish Israeli must work with the moderate Muslim and the Christian leader of the free world against the crazy Muslims.
Democracy is not only the right to vote, it is also about not resorting to violence in order to reach political goals and respecting agreements signed by former governments.
As leaders, we in Israel must take into account the concerns of diaspora Jewry. Israel is strong enough to take criticism from within the family of Jews who say, 'OK, we disapprove of Israeli policy, but we stand firm for Israel.'
I don't question any American president in terms of his commitment to the security of the state of Israel.
I want Israel to have borders. For that, I need a map. I need a map on which our borders are specified.
There is the worldview of Greater Israel, the worldview of settlements: to send citizens to live in those places. That's not about security; that's not about the army. That's about an ideology that believes we need to stay in all of the Land of Israel. I don't share that ideology.
I have come to fight for peace, and I will not give my hand to those who try to turn the word 'peace' into a dirty one.
The right to love is granted to anyone.
The capacity to influence radical groups can diminish significantly once they are viewed as indispensable coalition partners and are able to intimidate the electorate with the authority of the state behind them.
I am good at persuading people. In convincing the other, I try to start from their point of view so it's easier for me to find a common denominator.
In general, I don't like formality at all.
The fact that a terrorist was killed, and it doesn't matter if it was in Dubai or Gaza, is good news to those fighting terrorism.
Radical Islamist terror is a crime against the entire free world, including against Israel.
The Israeli public has been brainwashed into believing that its global isolation stems from delegitimization and anti-Semitism.
Politically, the ultraorthodox represent a small portion of the Israeli society.
I want Israel to be a normal state, part of the international community, part of the free world, but unique in terms of the Jewish people. I want both.
There is an intimacy and trust that is needed between leaders, between their assistants and advisers. Usually, you have the real substance behind closed doors; and the press conferences, you have niceties, nice photo ops.
