Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security.

Israel’s willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington.

Jerusalem is united, will never be divided again.

I don’t think he would have been able to bridge the great differences between the Palestinians and Israel.

It is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is backed by the kind of force that will make the other side consider the penalties too heavy to break the agreement.

The main message is that in a democracy, [assassination] is not the means to change policy, … Unfortunately, the assassin was right: for a while, there was a freeze in process.

I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

We were all surprised how smooth it went, relative to what was expected. It took Israeli society time, 10 years, to become ripe for such a move,

I enter negotiations with Chairman Arafat, the leader of the PLO, the representative of the Palestinian people, with the purpose to have coexistence between our two entities, Israel as a Jewish state and Palestinian state,...

Of all hands in the world, it was not the hand that I wanted or dreamed of touching, … We, the soldiers who have returned from battle stained with blood, we who have seen our...

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

So if you want to call him a successor you may call him a successor. But he came to the same conclusion – that to be a Jewish, democratic, independent state we have to separate.

Give peace a chance.

There is no way of finding the middle ground, even with the best intentions of the world. Our most sensible policy is to stall.

A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace.

the first step for change, for unity and for hope.

I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I’m the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister.

I considered the prevention of war as the test of our security policy; in addition to being able to rapidly and forcefully end any war forced upon us.

I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over 2 million Palestinians who live in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to Israel, which will make Israel a...

Enough of blood and tears. Enough!

I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything...

We have to pass one year in our relationship with the United States by walking on tiptoes. If we pass successfully the year 1975 and we will reach 1976, we will gain not one year...

You don’t make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.

Yes to Peace, No to Violence.

Only the change on the international scene, the crisis in the gulf, and the strong, firm position of the United States against aggression between two Arab countries created realities that led to the Madrid Peace...

We are very much aware that many Israeli schools are not obeying the law to commemorate the assassination,

We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions.

Along with the death of his mother,

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.

What he did right now, pulling out of Gaza, is in the same path of my father’s concept,

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development and an improved standard of living.

Give peace a chance

Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation.

I would like Gaza to sink into the sea, but that won’t happen, and a solution must be found,

No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able to toy with the idea of achieving more by the way of violence.

a center of terrorism.

The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace.

Ariel Sharon finally decided when he took this position, the disengagement, that this is the only way, and he realized that this is the way to gain the support of the world, … After doing...

I believe however that peace is attainable regardless of the Arabs mentality, society or government.

The world is no longer against us.

We will not rest until we reach a permanent agreement [with the Palestinians] that would secure a safe future for our children and that would provide us with renewed hope to live in a region...