Ariel Sharon
Israel's security policy is determined by our needs. I strongly reject all the unfounded publicity suggesting that Israel is prevented from taking action because of international pressure.
Jerusalem is the holiest place for the Jewish people.
I think that Hezbollah, no doubt that they work together with the Syrians.
Israel doesn't have to hide anything.
Israel is the only democracy in this part of the world.
My grandfather was facing this terror, my parents, myself.
One cannot negotiate under fire.
We have to remember that Arafat was the one that started with hijacking airplanes already in 1968.
Arafat is hosting, training, supporting, sponsoring terrorist organizations.
The United States cannot live with terror.
Hamas is a terror organization with a covenant that speaks about the elimination of the Jewish people and the State of Israel. They are not partners for negotiations.
Terrorists are trained in Syria, and weapons come from Iran and Syria, and I believe that's something that should be stopped.
I don't see any situation where Israel will not be sitting on the Golan Heights.
I don't hate anyone.
I wouldn't go so far to say that destiny preserves me. I managed to survive and to succeed.
I believe that the Jewish state will exist forever.
It's very, very clear that you cannot move to the next phase unless the former one has been fully accomplished.
I've been under security protection since 1978.
If cars and buses were attacked daily by petrol bombs or stones for 16 months in Washington, could you imagine it would be tolerated? It would not, because in the name of democracy, to preserve democracy, steps would be taken.
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.
There is a feeling among the Arabs - encouraging terrorist activity is part of the broad new Arab strategy - that sooner or later, Israel will be forced to withdraw from Samaria, Judea and Gaza.
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.
I never had a political power base.
If there is something that I respect about the Arabs, it's the fact that they never change their position.
One generation after another is drifting away from anything Jewish.
I believe Prime Minister Blair is a friend, and a friend of Israel.
Abu Mazen is not a member of the Zionist movement. He is a Palestinian.
Israel is the only country in the world that is ready to make compromises - even though it did not lose any wars.
As one who has been in hard situations, I believe that I know how to deal with complicated and hard situations.
Syria is hosting the most dangerous terrorist organizations.
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.
A people cannot exist if there is no social solidarity.
Israel may have the right to put others on trial, but certainly no one has the right to put the Jewish people and the State of Israel on trial.
Netanyahu is pressured easily, gets into a panic, and loses his senses... to run a country like Israel a leader needs to have reason and judgment and nerves of steel, two traits he does not have.
I know more about wheat and olive trees than I do about politics.
Countries such as Iraq, Iran, Libya and Syria, which support terrorist organizations and use terror to achieve their objectives, are precisely the same countries working tirelessly to acquire weapons of mass destruction. This combination creates a new dimension to the threat on our way of life in the 21st century.
Pope John Paul II was a man of peace, a friend of the Jewish nation... and worked for the historic reconciliation between the nations and for the renewal of diplomatic ties between Israel and the Vatican at the end of 1993.
It was a grave mistake to dismantle the Jewish communities in Sinai.
My opinions are aggressive, I admit that. But not my personality. I'm sociable.
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.
My first love was, and remains, manual labor; sowing and harvesting, the pastures, the flock, and the cattle.
The fight against terrorism is an international struggle of the free world against the forces of darkness.
To our Palestinian neighbours, I assure you that we have a genuine intention to respect your right to live independently and in dignity. I have already said that Israel has no desire to continue to govern over you and control your fate.
The strength that I have comes from irrigating the citrus plantation, ploughing in the vineyard, guarding the melon fields at night. I believe that's what gave me the strength.
The State of Israel is not collapsing and will not collapse.
Staying in Likud means wasting time in political squabbles rather than acting on behalf of the good of the country.
Even a superpower has limits.
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.
You cannot like the word, but what is happening is an occupation - to hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation. I believe that is a terrible thing for Israel and for the Palestinians.