What we have is a bad atmosphere building up all over the Middle East, we have a new climate in which lots of dark clouds are gathering,

This is a sign of absolute weakness by the prime minister of Israel … if he will technically agree to it, the people of Israel will never approve it,

The fence will continue being built and we will go on taking care of the security of Israel’s citizens,

I think there is an opportunity now that never existed before. This is due to a combination of public opinion in Israel, my commitment and the understanding and hopefully future support of President George W....

Drawing the final borders is our obligation as leaders and as a society.

Israel’s strength will allow it to face the situation. We will carry on running the country and pray for good news from the hospital.

The president of Iran, with all of his statements, is a heinous anti-Semitic phenomenon. He is an Israel-hater. We must prevent Iran from reaching a technological know-how with everything that entails, and the international community...

I’m not expressing any ultimatum. If we reach the conclusion that the Palestinians are not prepared to meet the requirements that lead to negotiations, we will then move forward without getting a negotiating process. We...

The state of Israel will not negotiate with a Palestinian administration if even part of it is an armed terrorist organization calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.

The main challenge is still ahead for him, … Will he fight against the terrorists? Will he try to stop this bloody, violent war against the state of Israel? This is the main question. This...

We’re under pressure because we haven’t reached the point where we can form a stable government yet.

The pullout from Gaza is in no way an attempt to trade off Gaza for the West Bank.

I very much hope that today’s decision will be in effect for just a short period. I hope … we will be able to bring a new government to parliament for approval as quickly as...

I am satisfied with the results, although we could have gotten more.

This is a difficult situation.

We will use an iron fist against any attempt to renew terrorist action. We will use drastic measures on all the roads, in all sensitive areas.

Israel will not compromise with terrorism and will continue to fight it with full force. However, there is no intention of harming the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian population.

We cannot continue to control areas of the territories where most of the Palestinians live.

We have a war here,

We believe that some maybe are still under the wreckage here, and the special units of the army are starting to work in order to move the wreckage in order to rescue all those that...

There won’t remain a single Jew that we will need to defend beyond the fence.

We had hoped to celebrate the Israeli democracy today in a different atmosphere, and now we are again forced to cope with murderous terror. The government of Israel will do what must be done in...

The Iranian president’s remarks are anti-Semitic and despicable.

We are closely monitoring developments in these difficult hours and our eyes, and those of the entire world, are directed toward the hospital in the hope of seeing the prime minister, who has emerged from...

It’s right that in certain polls there has been a little downturn, but I am sure that no one doubts who will form the next government.

We are not ready in any way to allow a situation in which money transferred by the government of Israel will somehow end up in the control of murderous elements who want to harm Israeli...

We clarified that without a clear abandonment of the path of terror, a recognition of Israel’s right to exist in security and peace … Israel won’t have any contact with the Palestinians.

Bibi Netanyahu has set himself up as the head of the extreme right wing,

It is time for the Palestinians to take measures to stop terror,

Anyone involved in planning terror attacks will be a legitimate target for liquidation.

We do not take it lightly. We are powerful and able to defend ourselves.

The behavior of the settlers cannot be tolerated. Today they crossed every line.

Israel cannot allow in any way or at any stage someone who has such hostile intentions against us to obtain weapons that could threaten our existence.

The question of who will win the elections has already been decided. The test now is whether we will be strong enough to do what we want and for this we need as many seats...

We are talking about a desire to define the permanent borders of Israel in the framework of an agreement (with the Palestinians) based on the road map.

It must be made very clear, we are not going to transfer funds which could finance terrorist attacks against our civilians.

We are with the mainstream and responsible elements who want to take Israel where it should be, which shows a mix of political responsibility, the willingness to make concessions in order to achieve our ends,...

The current situation cannot last,

He’s fighting for his life, and we are fighting for his way. We are carrying his flag, the one he carried in his political life, and we’ll carry it forward to victory!

I have faith in his judgment and in his sense of responsibility.

There is no good alternative to a peace agreement. There is no more stable peace than one based on an agreement. The time has come for the Palestinians to come to terms, as we have...

One should judge the deeds and not the declarations. We have to wait and see if the new Cabinet will, in fact, be sworn in and how it will act, taking into account Arafat’s staunch...

If after a reasonable time passes it becomes clear that the PA (Palestinian Authority) is not willing to accept these principles, we will need to begin to act.

The State of Israel will change the face of the region. I will not miss this opportunity.

History has proven that when the people of Israel unite under a serious and responsible leadership, we know how to overcome all challenges and overcome all obstacles.

put Israel back into international isolation … and cause friction with the United States — our great friend — and hostility with Europe.