A solution of two national states - a Jewish state, Israel; an Arab state, Palestine. The Palestinians are our closest neighbors. I… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
Most of the Palestinians don't understand what they're doing... Politically, people can say what they want. The problem is not political, but… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
Bringing an end to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians may help the young Arab generation to realise their aspirations. Israel… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
Palestinians are becoming religiously fanatic. Israel is becoming irrelevant. They do it for religious purpose, fanatic, they want to conquer the Middle… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
I believe that peace with the Palestinians is most urgent - urgent than ever before. It is necessary. It is crucial. It… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
I don't think for example that the Indians look at [what is right and what is wrong] that way [the Palestinians do].… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
I cannot go to elections with an open stomach. If you want to negotiate we have to conclude it before the elections.… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
One of the things the United States does well is building coalitions. What the U.S. knows is that if you don't have a coalition… — Shimon Peres Copy Share
I don't think anybody who carries a rifle carries the future. Because I don't believe that you can really change the world by killing… — Shimon Peres Copy Share
I thought all my life that optimists and pessimists pass away the same way, so why be a pessimist? — Shimon Peres Copy Share
I call on the Iranian people: it is not too late to replace the corrupt regime and return to your glorious Persian heritage, a… — Shimon Peres Copy Share
In many ways, the media today makes dictatorship impossible. But it also makes democracy intolerable. — Shimon Peres Copy Share
For many years the stakes were clear. There were the Arabs attacking us and us defending ourselves, so basically there were no real problems… — Shimon Peres Copy Share
When it becomes a bloody reality, we have to come together and look at what can be done to return to the order of… — Shimon Peres Copy Share
A politician and a government should be judged by one way only: on the record of what you do or did, not on what… — Shimon Peres Copy Share
We are living in a world where image-making is important, so we ignore the facts. — Shimon Peres Copy Share
The internet, Facebook and Twitter have created mass communications and social spaces that regimes cannot control. — Shimon Peres Copy Share
We had a lot of support - don't give me "the world", just the televisions. In America we enjoy support,China is neutral, India is… — Shimon Peres Copy Share
![“I don't think for example that the Indians look at [what is right and what is wrong] that way [the Palestinians do]. There are a billion, 200 million people in that part of the world. Why? They suffer from terror. People that do not suffer from it don't understand what I'm talking about, you know?” quote by Shimon Peres](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/206/shimon-peres-1970_billions_i-don-t-think-for-example-that-the-india_2696671.png)
![“I cannot go to elections with an open stomach. If you want to negotiate we have to conclude it before the elections. I cannot just start the negotiations [with Palestinians] saying we are ready to do this and that and not having any reply.” quote by Shimon Peres](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cea/shimon-peres-1970_election_i-cannot-go-to-elections-with-an-open-st_2790727.png)
