Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu; born 21 October 1949) is the current Prime Minister of Israel. Netanyahu also currently serves as a member of the Knesset and Chairman of the Likud party...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth21 October 1949
CityTel Aviv, Israel
CountryIsrael
looking solution states syria talks united wants
Like us, the United States wants the talks resumed, ... I don't know if Syria wants it. We are looking for a solution in words.
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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.
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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.
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Our policy is very simple. The Jewish state was set up to defend Jewish lives, and we always reserve the right to defend ourselves.
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Once we squeeze all we can out of the United States, it can dry up and blow away.
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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.
thinking two states
I think that peace will require two states, a Palestinian state that recognizes the Jewish state.
cannot decision moment state threatens truth
The moment of truth has come. I cannot sanction a decision which threatens state security,
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Our goal is to be effective, and the only way to be effective is to work with the Israeli government.
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I think placing preconditions before negotiations is the quickest way to undermine peace.
unless
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.
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We're willing to make difficult and hard decisions and compromises to live in peace with our neighbours, but we're entitled to our own country where Jews from around the world can come here, just as Palestinians from around the world can come to the Palestinian state.
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Time is running out ... We have to act responsibly in a united front.
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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.'