A people cannot exist if there is no social solidarity.
Ariel Sharon
The sad and horrible conclusion is that no one cared that Jews were being murdered... This is the Jewish lesson of the Holocaust and this is the lesson which Auschwitz taught us.
Every Jew has the right to ascend onto the Temple Mount.
What would happen in the U.S. to terrorists who are not citizens? In less than 24 hours, they would be rounded up, taken to the airport and expelled.
One generation after another is drifting away from anything Jewish.
Jordan is Palestine. The capital of Palestine is Amman. If Palestinian Arabs want to find their political expression, they will have to do it in Amman.
If there is something that I respect about the Arabs, it's the fact that they never change their position.
It is in Israel's interest not to govern the Palestinians but for the Palestinians to govern themselves in their own state.
We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.
That is all that we want, what people want, what people want in New York, in Washington, in Pittsburgh, in any other place in the United States or in Europe. People want to live peacefully. That's what we want.
I know more about wheat and olive trees than I do about politics.
I call on the Western democracies and primarily on the leader of the free world, the United States: Do not repeat the dreadful mistake of 1938, when enlightened European democracies decided to sacrifice Czechoslovakia for a convenient temporary solution... Israel will not be Czechoslovakia.
It is impossible to have a Jewish, democratic state and at the same time to control all of Eretz Israel. If we insist on fulfilling the dream in its entirety, we are liable to lose it all. Everything. That is where the extremist path takes us.
I'm a friend of Colin Powell. We talk quite often.
Arabs have the right to visit everywhere in the Land of Israel, and Jews have the right to visit every place in the Land of Israel.
Israel does not start wars.
We have built cities, developed industry and cultivated agriculture - we have transformed the State of Israel into an example and symbol for many other countries in the world.
Israel, an embattled democracy, has been fighting terrorism for over 100 years.
The State of Israel is not collapsing and will not collapse.
I believe orders should be obeyed, but sometimes you have to think about the orders you get.
We have to remember that Arafat was the one that started with hijacking airplanes already in 1968.
Israel doesn't have to hide anything.
The government, under my leadership, will act to implement the rule of law and to maintain the independence of the judicial system, which is one of the pillars of maintaining a democratic system.
Even the sheep are afraid of me.
One cannot negotiate under fire.
Myself, first of all, I am a Jew. And that is the most important thing for me.
We have no desire to permanently rule over millions of Palestinians, who double their numbers every generation. Israel, which wishes to be an exemplary democracy, will not be able to bear such a reality over time. The Disengagement Plan presents the possibility of opening a gate to a different reality.
Terrorists are trained in Syria, and weapons come from Iran and Syria, and I believe that's something that should be stopped.
Syria is hosting the most dangerous terrorist organizations.
I was born in the Land of Israel, the son of pioneers - people who tilled the land and sought no fights - who did not come to Israel to dispossess its residents.
Expressions of disobedience naturally encourage terrorist organizations and motivate them to intensify their actions.
My grandfather was facing this terror, my parents, myself.
There is no bullet-proof vest in my size.
I do know that Syria never will recognize Lebanon as an independent country, and the declaration of independence of Lebanon took place in 1943. Syria never - Syria never have recognized Lebanon. They regard Lebanon as part of Syria.
I have always maintained that the only group I belong to consists of my family, my wife Lily, my mother, my sons Omri and Gilad.
Every leaving of a Jewish community is a most difficult thing.
And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen - we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.
There is a deep-felt desire among the people to stand firmly together in dealing with the challenges of the future.
Israel is a wonderful country. It's a beautiful country. It is ours. But it is a country with 10,000 problems that we have to solve and deal.
We have learned a long time ago that one cannot compromise with terrorists.
In all of my possessions, in all moments, whether hard or happy, I was accompanied by my dear wife, Lilly, who supported me wholeheartedly.
I don't think I have accomplished what I still have to accomplish. There is one thing that I would like to do, and that's to bring security and peace to the Jewish people.
We do not build new Jewish communities in Samaria, Judea and Gaza. The United States has never accepted our building of communities or of the fence. Yet, I've managed to develop relations between Israel and the United States even though President Bush never supported settlements.
No one wants to be beaten, even myself.
Abu Mazen is not a member of the Zionist movement. He is a Palestinian.
As one who participated in all the wars of the state of Israel, I saw the horror of wars. I saw the fear of wars. I saw my best friends being killed in battles. I was seriously injured twice.
It was a grave mistake to dismantle the Jewish communities in Sinai.
I have worries, but in difficult times, that is when I am quiet.
I've been under security protection since 1978.
But there's one thing we are not going to compromise at all: when it comes to security of Israeli citizens and the State of Israel, there are not going to be any compromises - not now and not in the future.
