We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon - no alternative.

What is our vision on this earth - war to the end of all generations and life by the sword?

I believe orders should be obeyed, but sometimes you have to think about the orders you get.

Israel is the strongest nation in the Middle East, but we have to apply our strength wisely.

In fighting terror, you cannot let it interfere with the normal life of civilians in Israel.

As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.

I am confident the Obama administration will work professionally with any Israeli government.

Leadership can change its mind; leadership can open its eye. Leadership can even be replaced.

Can we today measure devotion to husband and children by our indifference to everything else?

Once the return tide starts, it will be impossible to stem it, and it will prove our undoing.

It is the duty of the government to guarantee maximum security, and this is not an easy task.

There is no need to get caught up in any apocalyptic prophecies that have no basis in reality.

Neither Jewish morality nor Jewish tradition can be used to disallow terror as a means of war.

There is a need to accept a limited disruption of civil liberties in order to penetrate terror.

I always wake up early Saturday morning, and I have a little bit more time, so I go to the gym.

I understand the importance which the Palestinian society attributes to the issue of prisoners.

Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do.

Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.

To shatter even the largest stones on earth, it takes only a small quantity of explosive powder.

With the globalization, it's difficult for governments to impose decisions on private companies.

As a young politician, I voted against the return of Sinai and peace with Egypt. I was mistaken.

We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.

It is always much easier, I have discovered, to make people cry or gasp than to make them think.

It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore.

I'm a slave to this leaf in a diary that lists what I must do, what I must say, every half hour.

The German debt to the Jewish people can never end, not in this generation and not in any other.

The Government chose to give peace a chance. The Government chose to do something to achieve it.

I said it several times: a blow you are getting from a friend is still a blow, but more painful.

The Arabs will have to go, but one needs an opportune moment for making it happen, such as a war.

If I were a Palestinian of the right age, I'd eventually join one of the terrorist organizations.

We have to remember that Arafat was the one that started with hijacking airplanes already in 1968.

The Arabs of the land of Israel [ Palestinians] have only one functionleft to them -- to run away.

We are living in an open world. There is a freedom of speech and, clearly, freedom of speculation.

We say peace and the echo comes back from the other side, war. We dont want wars even when we win.

Operation Peace for Galilee is not a military operation resulting from the lack of an alternative.

The Palestinian Arabs will have their autonomy, we will have our security. We shall live together.

There is a famous saying: 'It's hard to be a Jew.' It's also hard to be a Palestinian. I know that.

One of the lessons learned in the Middle East is to never try to anticipate the other side's moves.

I think the attempt to draw a comparison between Iran and Syria is false, misleading and dangerous.

Have I made mistakes in my many years of political activity? Of course! I am sorry and regret them.

Israel's days without Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip are gone and will not return.

I'm in the government to make sure that if there's an opportunity to make peace, it won't be missed.

War is no picnic. Wars should be prevented, and if you can't prevent them, you have to put them off.

Politicians are strong to the extent that they are ready to take serious decisions and fight for it.

I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.

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

Israel’s days without Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and the Gaza Strip are gone and will not return.

the modern woman asks herself: Is there something wrong with me if my children don't fill up my life?

When the Jewish state is established - it is very possible that the result will be transfer of Arabs.

We don't know what may yet happen to us, what military and political defeats we may yet have to face.

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