The fight against terrorism is an international struggle of the free world against the forces of darkness.
As one who has been in hard situations, I believe that I know how to deal with complicated and hard situations.
The power of a person derives not from the office he occupies but from a clear sense of direction and aspiration and from a willingness to struggle for his ways and beliefs.
My first love was, and remains, manual labor; sowing and harvesting, the pastures, the flock, and the cattle.
My strength never came from political echelons, it came from the family. And from the fields and the lands and the flowers and everything I see there. My strength came from there.
But there's one thing we are not going to compromise at all: when it comes to security of Israeli citizens and the State of Israel, there are not going to be any compromises - not now and not in the future.
I believe Prime Minister Blair is a friend, and a friend of Israel.
Staying in Likud means wasting time in political squabbles rather than acting on behalf of the good of the country.
No one wants to be beaten, even myself.
Jerusalem is the holiest place for the Jewish people.
We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.
Even the sheep are afraid of me.
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.
The ongoing conflict between us has caused heavy suffering to both peoples. The future can and must be different. Both our peoples are destined to live together side by side, on this small piece of land. This reality we cannot change.
We are together with the British and Americans because one should fight terror. But we are not going to pay the price for it by endangering Israel and its citizens.
We don't have any intention whatsoever to use military force to solve the Palestinian problem. But when it comes to terror - when it comes to terror, I believe that military - the right military steps is a very, very complicated kind of warfare, where I make every effort not to escalate the situation.
I am the last person who would divide Jerusalem. I have said this many times. I don't plan to discuss any division of Jerusalem.
The problem is that Abu Mazen signed an agreement with the Hamas and the Islamic Jihad.
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.
My grandfather was facing this terror, my parents, myself.
There is no bullet-proof vest in my size.
We have built cities, developed industry and cultivated agriculture - we have transformed the State of Israel into an example and symbol for many other countries in the world.
Myself, first of all, I am a Jew. And that is the most important thing for me.
Both during the elections and as Prime Minister, I have repeatedly and publicly said that I support the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel.
There is a famous saying: 'It's hard to be a Jew.' It's also hard to be a Palestinian. I know that.
If there will be a serious Palestinian prime minister who makes a 100 percent effort to end terrorism, then we can have peace. Each side has to take steps. If terror continues, there will not be an independent Palestinian state. Israel will not accept it, if terror continues.
I've been under security protection since 1978.
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.
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.
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.
I think that Hezbollah, no doubt that they work together with the Syrians.
The Jewish people remember the dramatic vote in the U.N. Assembly on November 29, 1947, when representatives of the nations recognized our right to national revival in our historic homeland.
I believe orders should be obeyed, but sometimes you have to think about the orders you get.
Close to 80 percent of all terrorist activity in Samaria was directed and financed either by Hizbullah or the Iranians. Iran continues to increase its involvement in terror attacks inside Israel, particularly through a small but radical minority of Israeli Arabs which Iran supports and directs.
Abu Mazen understands that it is impossible to vanquish Israel by means of terrorism.
I have always maintained that the only group I belong to consists of my family, my wife Lily, my mother, my sons Omri and Gilad.
That is all that we want, what people want, what people want in New York, in Washington, in Pittsburgh, in any other place in the United States or in Europe. People want to live peacefully. That's what we want.
I don't see any situation where Israel will not be sitting on the Golan Heights.
It's very, very clear that you cannot move to the next phase unless the former one has been fully accomplished.
Terrorists are trained in Syria, and weapons come from Iran and Syria, and I believe that's something that should be stopped.
I established the Likud to serve a national idea and provide hope to the people of Israel, but it unfortunately can no longer do that.
Arafat conducts terror; his strategy is the strategy of terror.
If I have to advise our brothers in France, I'll tell them one thing - move to Israel, as early as possible. I say that to Jews all around the world, but there I think it's a must and they have to move immediately.
Israel has many hopes, and faces extreme dangers. The most prominent danger is Iran, which is making every effort to acquire nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, and establishing an enormous terror network together with Syria in Lebanon.
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.
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.
Israel is an independent country with a large army, and it has the ability to do what it thinks is right.
Arafat is the greatest obstacle to peace and stability in the Middle East.
The sad and horrible conclusion is that no one cared that Jews were being murdered... This is the Jewish lesson of the Holocaust and this is the lesson which Auschwitz taught us.
