Quotes by Israeli Leaders

"We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us." -Golda Meir

"Jerusalem is Israel's capital, will never be divided, and will remain the capital of the State of Israel, the capital of the Jewish people, for ever and ever." -Benjamin Netanyahu

"Iran, Libya, and Syria are irresponsible states, which must be disarmed of weapons of mass destruction, and a successful American move in Iraq as a model will make that easier to achieve." -Ariel Sharon

"Israel has created a new image of the Jew in the world - the image of a working and an intellectual people, of a people that can fight with heroism." -David Ben-Gurion

"When I was first here we had the advantages of the underdog. Now we have the disadvantages of the overdog." -Abba Eban

"We extend our hands toward peace. Our people are committed to peace." -Ariel Sharon

"I am certain that I speak on behalf of my entire nation when I say: September 11th we are all Americans - in grief, as in defiance." -Benjamin Netanyahu

"Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not be feared." -David Ben-Gurion

"...the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all." -Abba Eban

"I think that a strong Israel is the only Israel that will bring the Arabs to the peace table." - Benjamin Netanyahu

"...without proper force, we do not have a chance of surviving in this region, which does not show mercy toward the weak..." -Ariel Sharon

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