My objective was to prevent misunderstandings between IDF (Israel Defence Force) units and Russian forces. Benjamin Netanyahu More Quotes by Benjamin Netanyahu More Quotes From Benjamin Netanyahu You know, I said in the U.N., I said to President Abbas, "Look, we're in the same city, we're in the same building, for God's sake, the U.N. Let 's just sit down and begin to talk peace." Benjamin Netanyahu citiespresidentlooks I think that peace will require two states, a Palestinian state that recognizes the Jewish state. Benjamin Netanyahu statestwothinking The instability in the region is not a result of Israel and the Palestinians. That was never the cause of this instability. Instead, the disfunctionality of many of these societies that have failed to modernize. Benjamin Netanyahu resultscausesisrael The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence. Benjamin Netanyahu forceviolencemilitary I'm not naturally manipulative. Benjamin Netanyahu manipulative I don't think Israel can accept an Iranian terror base next to its major cities any more than the United States could accept an al Qaeda base next to New York City. Benjamin Netanyahu israelnew-yorkthinking The US-Israel partnership transcends politics and it always will Benjamin Netanyahu partnershipisrael Israel is so tiny. It's, you know, a little less than the length of Manhattan, without the West Bank, without Judea and Samaria. Benjamin Netanyahu manhattanisraellittles If the Palestinians do their part, we shall do our part and we shall have an agreement. Benjamin Netanyahu palestinianagreementifs I'm the prime minister who removed 400 checkpoints, barriers, road-blocks and so on to facilitate the growth of the Palestinian economy. Benjamin Netanyahu economyblockgrowth The rules of engagement have become so rigid that governments often straightjacket themselves in the face of unambiguous aggression. Benjamin Netanyahu engagementgovernmentfaces The Palestinians want a state, but they have to give peace in return. What they're trying to do in the United Nations is to get a state without giving Israel peace or giving Israel peace and security. And I think that's, that's wrong. That should not succeed. That should, that should fail. Benjamin Netanyahu israelgivingthinking My level of intervention in the press, trying to control stories, is zero. Subzero. Benjamin Netanyahu zerostoriestrying We don't point a pistol at our own forehead. That is not the way to conduct negotiations. Benjamin Netanyahu pistolsnegotiationway You can only end a negotiation for peace if you begin it. Benjamin Netanyahu negotiationendsifs I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: Today, we are all Americans. In grief, as in defiance. Benjamin Netanyahu septembergriefspeak Iran is a country that talks about, denies the Holocaust, promises to wipe out Israel, is engaged in terror throughout the world. This is a regime that is giving vent to the worst impulses that you see right now in the Middle East. They deny the rights of women, deny democracy, brutalize their own people, don't give freedom of religion. Benjamin Netanyahu israelrightscountry The prime minister of Israel is welcome to speak in the United States, obviously. But we don't want to see this turned into some great political football Benjamin Netanyahu politicalisraelfootball I've been right more than I've been wrong. Benjamin Netanyahu The Palestinian society is split into two - those who are openly calling for Israel's destruction like Hamas, and those who are not calling openly for Israel's destruction but refuse to confront those who do. And that's the Palestinian authority. I think they're timid, they're afraid to actually stand up to these killers. And I think that they're afraid, maybe for their own sake, for their own political hides, sometimes for their own physical safety. And they don't take that necessary plunge. Benjamin Netanyahu safetyisraeltwo
