Israel Quotes · Page 193

The message of Islam asks you to be intellectually, spiritually, socially, and politically independent

— Tariq Ramadan

We want a better future for the Palestinian population, for anyone who behaves according to the law.

— Yoav Gallant

Poverty does not make people terrorists, but terrorists can exploit the frustration it creates and use it as a breeding-ground for violent…

— Anna Lindh

I see a sequence of seven main phases: creation,revolution or exodus (Israel in Egypt), law, wisdom, prophecy, gospel, and apocalypse.

— Northrop Frye

Public opinion in Egypt is very antagonistic to the way the dictatorship, Mubarak dictatorship, interpreted relations with Israel. Very antagonistic.

— Noam Chomsky

“Since 9/11, there’s been a huge spike in biodefense spending, resulting in a slew of new Level 4 labs popping up across…

— James Rollins

There is no difference between me and Netanyahu in reading the threat of Iran. There is no daylight between us on this…

— Isaac Herzog

There is no presence of the American columns in the city of Baghdad at all. We besieged them and we killed most…

— Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

The Jew lends himself easily to Communism because it enables him to devote himself to a high cause, involving all of humanity,…

— Edmund Wilson

There are moderates in Israel. There are moderates in Iran, there are moderates in the Republican Party, moderates in the Democratic Party.…

— Feisal Abdul Rauf

We need a dialogue with the Iranians, and it is going to take both carrots and sticks. We employed very tough economic…

— Sam Nunn

It does make a broader point which is the fight against Islamist terror is not just one that we can wage by…

— David Cameron

I believe that a nuclear Iraq can change its fundamental dynamic, affecting how others behave - toward us and toward allies such…

— Sandy Berger

Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The Afghan government is a friendly government that…

— Condoleezza Rice

Here’s how bizarre the war is that we’re in Iraq, and we should have known this right from the get-go: When we…

— Jon Stewart

After the horrific massacre Wednesday at the French weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, perhaps the West will finally put away its legion…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Throwing young men out of work, throwing people into poverty and ending business life don't promote stability in the Palestinian territories,.

— Chris Patten

During the 19th century, Iranians lost vast territories in disastrous wars, and corrupt monarchs sold everything of value in the country to…

— Stephen Kinzer

The resolution approved today presents the Iraqi regime with a test - a final test.

— George W. Bush

We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.

— Dick Cheney

There should be no mosque near Ground Zero in New York so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi…

— Newt Gingrich

There are personal reasons, psychological reasons, but there could also be political reasons for becoming a terrorist.

— Asne Seierstad

The purpose of the Jewish state is to secure the Jewish future. That is why Israel must always have the ability to…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

What I see in the Arab world, in Egypt, everywhere is increasing radicalization.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

I don't think there's going to be peace as long as Israel is occupying land that belongs to the Palestinians, to Lebanon…

— Jimmy Carter

I don't think there should be a Palestinian state because I don't believe in states.

— Elia Suleiman

It's not what the rabbis say that defines Jewishness but what we Israelis do every day - our actions and our values.

— A. B. Yehoshua

The people of Israel, like those of the United States, are imbued with a religious faith and a sense of moral values

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

The war in Iraq is still going on. The British are helping. Mexico wants to help, but they need a ride over…

— Felipe Esparza

We all lived through September 11. I was here at the Capitol that day. I saw the evil of our enemies written…

— Mike Pence

I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America. It's pretty darn strong.…

— George W. Bush

In Israel, generally speaking, politics is much more familiar than any other place. We all know each other.

— Ehud Barak

Keith Ellison is an organizer's organizer.He's one of the only Muslims in Congress, so you have a big statement there.

— Van Jones

As soldiers in Israel's army, one of the most grueling training regimens we had to endure was a long march while carrying…

— Naftali Bennett

“Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, a town in what is now Austria, on April 20, 1889.”

— Hourly History

The Jews have lived an existence that is much harder than ours. There is nothing that compares to the Holocaust.

— Fidel Castro

They used to draw cartoons of Jews in Germany. Later they started killing them in the Holocaust.

— Muhammad Ali

Contrary to what many people believe, terrorism is actually a very expensive business.

— Loretta Napoleoni

We have not learned the lessons of 9/11. This wrongful suspicion, racial hatred, and profiling is what I keep seeing.

— Mira Nair

If we can't meet with our friends, I don't know how we're going to lead the world in terms of dealing with…

— Barack Obama