We cannot agree on everything but we must agree on the framework.
Benny Gantz
We are part of an inspiringly colorful mosaic of cultures and traditions. I will nurture this pluralism.
We all need a government that solves our real problems and is not preoccupied with itself.
National unity does not only have to occur when swords are swung at us.
I'm not subject to extortion under any circumstances.
I do not wish to slander his name, I think Netanyahu ran the country well but his time is up.
The Blue and White government, led by me, will assemble the strongest security cabinet against terrorism and restore deterrence.
There's no shame in striving for peace.
I am going to be prime minister.
I don't want to separate religion and state, I want to settle it.
Every decision of strategic importance needs to go through the relevant institutions, certainly the sale of submarines to neighboring countries.
In the harsh and violent Middle East surrounding us, there is no mercy for the weak. Only the strong survive!
When I'll... form a government, I don't intend to cooperate with those who go against the State of Israel.
I will not sit with Netanyahu in the government!
The Western Wall is long enough for us all.
Israel's interest is all I care about.
Netanyahu is no king, his government sows division and incitement.
There is only one U.S. for Israel, there is only one Israel for the U.S.
Israel has to come before everything. It cannot be Bibi everything.
Is the role of the prime minister to cultivate political leadership in Israel? My answer is yes.
Netanyahu has taken on the toughest job in the State of Israel, and as someone who truly gives of himself, I consider him a patriot.
Would the Benjamin Netanyahu of the eve of the election want me to get hurt? Regretfully, I would say so.
For me, sacrificing Israeli democracy is not something I can agree to.
Judaism is the best basis for democracy. The debate between the House of Hillel and the House of Shammai, the constant debate, has been a tradition of ours for thousands of years.
A prime minister cannot preside over Israel when an indictment has been filed against him.
A country is not managed through cousins and confidants.
I always said my favorite position was company commander in the Paratroop Brigade.
I pledge that the personal safety of Israeli citizens will not be futile.
A two-state solution cannot be promised without having negotiations first.
After Operation Protective Edge, I visited every one of the bereaved families. Religious and secular, rich and poor, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, Jews and non-Jews.
We cannot separate Judaism from the Jewish State; we have to decide how to live with it.
Israel will never surrender to hatred.
I think that at his core, Benjamin Netanyahu is not corrupt.
I respect the choice of the people and I respect the law.
Let it be clear: I don't hate Bibi.
We must learn to live together, and the framework of Zionism must know how to include everyone.
As someone who prepared our forces to deal with the multiplicity of operational and strategic challenges our country faces, I am confident about Israel's capability to defend itself.
Our system of government in Israel has permitted minority groups and sectarian parties to force their way on the majority.
Internal unity means that external security issues can be dealt with.
We will maintain security in the entire Land of Israel.
On my watch, Iran will not become a regional power. And I will not hesitate to use force when needed.
I have the duty to protect my people, hurt my enemy, do the best I can with as few uninvolved casualties as possible - I can't have zero innocent casualties - and at minimum risk to the lives of our soldiers.
It's unreasonable to me that there's a government in which the culture minister attacks the institutions she's responsible for. The justice minister attacks the institutions she's responsible for. The internal security minister attacks the institutions he's responsible for. The Cabinet attacks the IDF, and the prime minister attacks everyone.
As a company commander you have absolute definitions: the mission, the people.
The State of Israel is the strongest in the region and will remain so.
We are a temperate state.
The latenight hours are apparently those in which the mind runs wild with scenarios and thoughts that during the daytime I know how to direct and organize.
I have been a soldier and a commander for many years and know how to differentiate between things - not to be busy all the time with the most sensitive matters and to give everything its due attention without having the issues that cause concern to constantly be troubling or worrisome.
I sleep at night, but I don't sleep well.
I love to run and do it every day. I run slowly, by the way.
