It’s too early to judge the ramifications, but one thing is certain — that Chairman [Yasser] Arafat does not control the terrorist activities and they continue, which proves what we have been saying all the...

We can never totally return to the indefensible pre-1967 borders, … We simply cannot afford to make Israel [9 miles] wide again at its center. We can’t allow the Palestinians to be a couple [miles]...

The importance is the court made it legal for a fence beyond the Green Line and decided the World Court ruling is not binding,

Of course it is very nice that she wants to help. But given that it does correspond to the law on aid during an election period, there is a question that must be checked as...

In the near future, I will set the permanent borders of the state of Israel. I prefer to do this by agreement with our neighbors.

The operations will take as long as is needed to ensure that the fire against us will be curbed.

I’m saying those things here and now out of a belief in the State of Israel’s immense power and the immeasurable courage of its soldiers, military leaders, and security forces to hit any enemy and...

I hope to form a government, which will have the broadest possible support, as quickly as possible.

In order to ensure the existence of a Jewish national home, we will not be able to continue ruling over the territories in which the majority of the Palestinian population lives.

Israel owes him,

[Palestinian militants] started this terror, they have made the use of human bombs, those suicidal attackers, as frequent as possible, … They’ve been doing it 300 times already. … We expect it to happen every...

I think there was a decision to freeze it,

True, the low number of seats causes some discomfort.

The fact that he has no academic degrees won’t get in his way.

Otherwise there can be no progress with an administration in which there are terrorist organizations as members.

Today, Israeli democracy has spoken its piece, in a loud and clear voice.

In the elections tomorrow, and in the steps which will follow, they will have to decide: whether to take their fate into their hands or to again leave the key in the hands of the...

If our expected partners in the negotiations in the framework of the road map do not uphold their commitments, we will preserve the Israeli interest in every way.

The atmosphere is one of great sadness,

We are in a war, a very brutal war that has been waged against every Jewish person in the heart of Jerusalem, … My city is bleeding, day in and day out, with tens of...

It was a terrorist with a gun shooting at the clients of the garages in this section of town, wounding some,

We are happy to announce that immediately after the president empowers me to put together a government we will start coalition talks … to establish as quickly a possible a government with the Labor Party...

I want you to be ready to take my place, Ariel Sharon told me.

Our eyes and those of the entire world are on the hospital in the hope that the prime minister, who went through so many battles in the past, will emerge from this battle safe and...

The direction is clear: We are headed toward a separation from the Palestinians. We are headed toward the determination of a permanent border for the state of Israel. We will protect Jerusalem’s unity. We will...

Today’s reality day compels us to separate from the Palestinian population in the territories (the West Bank) and draw up the new borders of the state of Israel.

We will not negotiate with a government that does not keep to its most basic commitment fighting terror.

It’s good for the whole city,

There will be no reverse in this decision, … The Orient House has become a symbol of provocations, of almost endless activities against the law of Israel and against the status of Israel in the...

And there was a soldier with a gun that just caught him in time to kill him before he was continuing his shooting.

I will very much try to ensure the formation process is calm.

We are not changing our supply sources. We are adding new ones.

This is a difficult situation that we are not accustomed to.

While we respect [Abbas] and are prepared to deal with him in the same manner we have done, we won’t be able to continue the same pattern of relations if he chooses to surrender to...

It’s no secret that we won’t invest in coming years the same sums we once invested in construction and infrastructure development in areas over the Green Line.

We must create a clear boundary as soon as possible, which will reflect the demographic reality on the ground. Israel will maintain control over the security zones, the Jewish settlement blocs, and those places which...

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...