A man who goes forth to take the life of another whom he does not know must believe only one thing: that by his act he will change the course of history. Yitzhak Shamir More Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir More Quotes From Yitzhak Shamir The settlement of the Land of Israel is the essence of Zionism. Without settlement, we will not fulfill Zionism. It's that simple. Yitzhak Shamir israel land simple Neither Jewish morality nor Jewish tradition can be used to disallow terror as a means of war. Yitzhak Shamir jewish-tradition war mean Our image has undergone change from David fighting Goliath to being Goliath. Yitzhak Shamir goliath fighting All of the land of Israel is ours. Yitzhak Shamir israel land The past leaders of our movement left us a clear message to keep Eretz Israel from the Sea to the River Jordan for future generations, for the mass aliya, and for the Jewish people, all of whom will be gathered into this country. Yitzhak Shamir israel country past If history remembers me at all, in any way, I hope it will be as a man who loved the Land of Israel and watched over it in every way he could, all his life. Yitzhak Shamir israel land men The driving force for the Arabs is hatred of Israel. Hatred of the Jewish people. Yitzhak Shamir israel hatred people Israel's capital will never again be a divided city, a city with a wall at its center, a city in which two flags fly. This city, will, in its entirety, absorb immigrants, welcome pilgrims and be the eternal capital of Israel forever. Yitzhak Shamir wall israel cities I believe that the will of the people is resolved by a strong leadership. Even in a democratic society, events depend on a strong leadership with a strong power of persuasion, and not on the opinion of the masses. Yitzhak Shamir strong leadership inspiring We must never bend too much. Yitzhak Shamir too-much We have said that Israel has had a very bad history with the United Nations, and whoever cares for himself in Israel distances himself from that Organization. Yitzhak Shamir uprising distance israel Israel’s days without Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and the Gaza Strip are gone and will not return. Yitzhak Shamir gaza-strip israel gone In this part of the world, Jews and Arabs will live together forever. Yitzhak Shamir live will together world I am not afraid of taking risks. We have to take risks for peace. Yitzhak Shamir i-am risks taking-risks peace The Zionist movement gave political expression to our claim to the land of Israel. And in 1922, the League of Nations recognized the justice of this claim. Yitzhak Shamir political land expression justice A man who goes forth to take the life of another whom he does not know must believe one thing only - that by his act he will change the course of history. Yitzhak Shamir man change life history Jews must be able to live with enemies and defend themselves from them. The hatred for Israel has not disappeared. Yitzhak Shamir enemies live israel hatred Even if there is peace with all the Arab states, I don't know if the terrorism against us will pass from this world. Yitzhak Shamir know terrorism peace world You don't have to be desperate. Never be desperate. That is my slogan. Yitzhak Shamir slogan never you desperate Everybody knows what I represent. My message is that Israel wants peace, and I am going to do everything possible to find ways to get this peace, this objective of all our people. All of us want peace. The differences are about the conditions of this peace. Yitzhak Shamir i-am differences peace people
