Reuven Rivlin
I believe that our democratic values are also born out of our Jewish faith, a 'love for the stranger,' and equality before the law - these are not foreign values: this is Judaism.Collection: Equality
A multicultural society does not reject the culture of the other but is prepared to listen, to see, to dialogue and, in the final analysis, to possibly accept the other's culture without compromising its own.Collection: Society
A friendship between Germany and Israel didn't always seem natural.Collection: Friendship
All sides must learn to respect one another.Collection: Respect
Learning the core curriculum cannot come through coercion. It must come through a recognition of the need to integrate with economic life.Collection: Learning
Multiculturalism is a bed of beautiful roses that has some thorns, so we just have to be careful not to get pricked or to prick one another.
We demand that people don't deny the Holocaust, and we can't ignore the tragedy of another nation.
There's no doubt that our hearts are with the residents of Gaza. We and the whole world are unable to get to a situation in which Gaza can be rehabilitated. There needs to be an international initiative with Israel's participation, in order to bring an end to the enmity against us.
We can establish a Jewish and democratic state, but the burden of proof is on us.
We are living in a multicultural society. Our role as leaders is to enable grappling with this situation, even when multiculturalism is difficult.
Every opinion must be suffered. One must listen to what may be rousing, annoying, even shocking, but it must be done honestly, fairly and with equanimity, respecting the rights of every Member of the Knesset and each faction, guarding the minority in the face of the predatory majority.
As a rule, whenever I hear about a demographic threat, it comes first of all from a type of thinking that says the Arabs are a threat. And this leads to thinking of transfer or that they should be killed. I am appalled by this kind of talk.
It seems to me that many of the belligerent Jewish movements that were built upon hatred of Arabs - and I'm not only talking about Lieberman, but within the Likud as well - grew out of the patronizing socialist attitude that said, 'They'll be there, and we'll be here.'
There is a conflict in the Middle East between two entities, and they're both right, each in their own way.
One could establish a system in one state in which Judea and Samaria are jointly held. The Jews would vote for a Jewish parliament and the Palestinians for an Arab parliament, and we would create a system in which life is shared.
I'm a utopianist.
I won't intervene in Knesset decisions.
I pray that we learn to live together. That Jerusalem is one, with law and order.
It's not for the president to determine the arrangements between Israel and the Palestinians, and the Arab world, but to be the bridge between opinions and to facilitate dialogue and understanding.
Israel's foreign policy has three points: the relationship with the U.S., the relationship with the U.S., and the relationship with the U.S.
There's no doubt we'd be very angry if the American president had come to the Knesset and argued against the government of Israel.
I want to thank the American people - on both sides of the aisle - for years of financial, diplomatic, and military support, and for helping us carry the burden of defense.
Everyone needs to understand that we were meant to live together in this country. We have to get to know one another; even if we don't agree, we have to enable each side to express itself.
Jerusalem should not tolerate any religious war.
Jerusalem is the united capital of Israel. Since 1967, anyone can practice his religion according to his own conscience and complete free will.
We have always realized, as Israelis and as Jews, that we are not fighting Islam and thus avoided turning the Temple Mount issue into a war of Jews against Muslims.
Jewish and Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem are interlaced one with the other.
Disagreements will always occur between us, but we all approach them wanting the best for each and every one of us, for the whole people.
I am not someone who will cancel plans because of personal danger, because I'm really not afraid.
Terror is terror is terror, and it doesn't matter what nationality that terror belongs to.
There is a difficulty in combating the type of terror that is perpetrated by groups of radical Jews. It's terror from within, and it is difficult to bring these perpetrators to justice; we need to create tools in order to combat this style of terrorism.
There are many Palestinians, to be diplomatic, who believe there is no way to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, first of all, and there are a lot of people that believe there is no way to recognize Israel at all.
We cannot keep the Jewish state without being a democratic state.
The ayatollahs are trying to unite the whole Arab world against Israel by saying that Israel is something that should be brought to an end.
Germany remains among the few countries in Europe to acknowledge, officially and nationally, its responsibility for the crimes it led against our people.
I was born to a Likud which had light; there were no shadows.
The establishment of Israel was accompanied by much pain and suffering and a real trauma for the Palestinians.
Many of Israel's Arabs, which see themselves as part of the Palestinian population, feel the pain of their brothers across the green line - a pain they feel the state of Israel is responsible for.
I'm not opposed to talking with anyone who is willing to talk.
We must remember that Islam is not an enemy, and we have no war with Islam.
Our enemy is hatred - the hatred inherent in fundamentalism.
All humanity share a common future, and we must work to try and shape it together. This is our duty, and it is our responsibility to our children and grandchildren.
What happens in one region affects people across the world.
As a Jew, even if you were not born in Poland, the very name, Poland, gives rise to a shuddering in your body and a longing in your heart. This country was the breeding ground for the soul of the Jewish nation, and unfortunately, also grounds to the largest Jewish cemetery.
The Jewish journey started in the land of Israel, and it always strove to return there against all odds and all limitations.
Our ideals are under the constant threat of extremism, whether in the form of radical Muslim groups or the emergence of other elements seeking to deny the rights and freedoms of others.
There is a crisis on the Right. It sees the Jewish and democratic state as a democracy for the Jews. This is something I cannot countenance.
Even if the Right says that Um Al-Fahm should be outside Israel, this is impossible.
I won't allow any party to evade the question of which leader they support for prime minister.
The ability of the president to be perceived as someone with whom all Israelis can identify depends on his ability to avoid being a party to debate.