In this situation, of course I can’t vote for this agreement. I will see what they (Palestinians) will do in the near future,

The foreign minister of China believed after his visit to Tehran that the Iranians are serious about they are planning to move this development or those efforts only in order to develop, let’s say, nuclear...

We would be very happy to stop the building of the fence or destroy it in the future if we reach any kind of agreement with them.

It could happen, … But we need to see a timetable ? how we will start the peace process and how we will end.

Furthermore, the result proves once again that Iran is heading toward more radicalism and extremism rather than toward reform and reconciliation.

Cease-fire is important, but it can last only for a very, very, very short time.

the Palestinians wouldn’t like to abandon this tool of terrorism against us, and I think the world should be united in its combat against terrorism because the world realizes it’s global terrorism, it’s not a...

I am certain that these relations, even if they are behind-the-scenes ties, will in the end thaw into public relations, with a much higher status than today.

We will not allow Hamas to take part in the elections.

It is not our goal to continue this activity. It can end immediately,

No one can compare us to the apartheid regime. It’s not like in South Africa between the blacks and the whites who belong to the same nation, or in Berlin where you find parents living...

We will continue to work so that it does not run in the elections,

This is a country of all its citizens, and the economy also belongs to all Israelis. Anyone who fails to understand that, anyone who tries to defend their own little patch of territory, will soon...

Right now, even if I think that we have to go to a general election that will include the election … for the Knesset, I think that we don’t have enough time to do it,

We would like to ease the life of the Palestinians. I prepared a new plan that we call a positive agenda.

It is inconceivable that a movement such as Hamas, which has a very good chance of doing well or even winning, can participate in elections while calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.

formulate a unified and stern policy toward Iran. We must insure that more than Western countries will not become hostages of the Iranian radicalism. We call upon the U.N. Security Council to take the matter...

I’d like to ask you: what you would prefer us to do? I’d like to ask my colleagues, would any other country act differently? I think the answer is very clear. No one would act...

proves once again how little is being done by the Palestinians to stop terrorism against us. We will not tolerate a continuation of a campaign of violence against our people.

They need us for bringing pooling booths, they need us to give voters freedom of movement, to cancel those roadblocks and checkpoints, … And we’re not going to do it because Hamas is a terrorist...

[Yaalon added that those on the list] understand it is nearing them. … closer than ever.

We cannot go on like this. If the prime minister cannot get the support of his own party, there is no other choice than early elections,

Suicide bombers caused us more than 50 percent of our casualties. The fence works. There is a decline in the number of those terrorist attacks against Israelis.

If Palestinian attacks from Gaza continue after our withdrawal, Israel’s response will be very harsh, very painful, … This is not a threat. It is a statement.