Benjamin Netanyahu Quotes

Israeli - Leader Born: October 21, 1949

I don't think you can rely on Iran. I don't think you can rely on other radicals like the Taliban. They dispatched Al Qaida to bomb New York and Washington. What were they thinking? Were they that stupid? They weren't stupid. There is an irrationality there, and there is madness in this method. Benjamin Netanyahu

Stupid, New York, Thinking, Think, You

I always lose the election in the polls, and I always win it on election day. Benjamin Netanyahu

Day, Win, Lose, Election, Always, Polls

The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years. Benjamin Netanyahu

Peace, Year, Past, Words, Commitment

You can't end negotiations unless you begin them. And you can't begin them if you continually negotiate about the terms to begin negotiations. Benjamin Netanyahu

End, You, Begin, Them, Negotiate, About

Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats. Benjamin Netanyahu

Strength, Peace, Weakness, Unilateral

Peace is something very dear. If you've been through wars and operations and battles, you want peace. Benjamin Netanyahu

Peace, You, Want, Operations, Battles

The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence. Benjamin Netanyahu

Violence, Military, Force, Application

And by the way, a piece of news, Israel is the one country in which everyone is pro-American, opposition and coalition alike. And I represent the entire people of Israel who say, 'Thank you, America.' And we're friends of America, and we're the only reliable allies of America in the Middle East. Benjamin Netanyahu

Thank You, People, Friends, America, You

The purpose of the Jewish state is to secure the Jewish future. That is why Israel must always have the ability to defend itself, against any threat. Benjamin Netanyahu

Future, Purpose, Why, Ability, Always

Now, when we say we want peace, what we want is really for our Palestinian neighbours to have a demilitarized state next to us that recognizes the Jewish State. We're willing to recognize their state, the Palestinian state. But we ask them to recognize the Jewish state. Benjamin Netanyahu

Peace, Want, Now, Say, Jewish, Us

My first name, Benjamin, dates back a thousand years earlier to Benjamin - Binyamin - the son of Jacob, who was also known as Israel. Jacob and his 12 sons roamed these same hills of Judea and Sumeria 4,000 years ago, and there's been a continuous Jewish presence in the land ever since. Benjamin Netanyahu

Son, Name, Back, Years, Presence, Land

Why are we talking about talking? Why negotiating about negotiating? It's very simple. If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions on the side, sit down opposite a table, not in a studio, by the way. Benjamin Netanyahu

Peace, Simple, Down, You, Talking, Want

The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity. Benjamin Netanyahu

Opportunity, Society, Free, Equal, Right

In my office in Jerusalem, there's an ancient seal. It's a signet ring of a Jewish official from the time of the Bible. The seal was found right next to the Western Wall, and it dates back 2,700 years, to the time of King Hezekiah. Now, there's a name of the Jewish official inscribed on the ring in Hebrew. His name was Netanyahu. Benjamin Netanyahu

Time, King, Bible, Name, Back, Ring

The relationship between Israel and the United States is a bond of - it's just a very powerful bond. It was, it is, and will be and will continue to be. Benjamin Netanyahu

Relationship, Bond, Powerful, Will, Just

I'm not naturally manipulative. Benjamin Netanyahu

Manipulative, Naturally

You know, I said in the U.N., I said to President Abbas, 'Look, we're in the same city, we're in the same building, for God's sake, the U.N. Let's just sit down and begin to talk peace.' Benjamin Netanyahu

Peace, God, City, Building, Look, Down

You know, I'm just not going to get into American politics. Benjamin Netanyahu

Politics, American, You, Know, Just, Get

Populism is dangerous. Benjamin Netanyahu

Both peoples, both nations, deserve a nation-state of their own. Palestinians, if they wish so, will go to the Palestinian state; Jews, if they so wish, can go to the Jewish state. And we'll have to have security and demilitarization agreements between us. Benjamin Netanyahu

Wish, Security, Deserve, Will, Go, Own

We don't point a pistol at our own forehead. That is not the way to conduct negotiations. Benjamin Netanyahu

Way, Own, Point, Conduct, Forehead, Our

So I think we should stay focused on the real problem in the Middle East. It's not Israel. It's these dictatorships that are developing nuclear weapons with the specific goal of wiping Israel away. Benjamin Netanyahu

Stay Focused, Think, Problem, Goal, Real

Well, this is an unfortunate part of the UN institution. It's the - the theater of the absurd. It doesn't only cast Israel as the villain; it often casts real villains in leading roles: Gadhafi's Libya chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights; Saddam's Iraq headed the UN Committee on Disarmament. Benjamin Netanyahu

Villain, Human Rights, Real, Rights

Those in the international community that refuse to put red lines before Iran don't have a moral right to place a red light before Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu

Light, Community, Red, Place, Moral

You don't have people chanting 'Death to America' in Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu

Death, People, America, You, Israel

The Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons would be infinitely more costly than any scenario you can imagine to stop it. Benjamin Netanyahu

You, Stop, More, Nuclear Weapons, Would

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