--- title: "9 Threat Israel Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Threat Israel quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Threat Israel sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/robert-m-gates-2972_existential_well-israel-obviously-thinks-of-the-iran_1625884.png" --- > [Well, Israel, obviously, thinks of the Iranian nuclear program as an existential threat to Israel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-gates/well-israel-obviously-thinks-of-the-iranian-nuclear-program-as-an/) [Robert M. Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/robert-m-gates-2972_existential_well-israel-obviously-thinks-of-the-iran_1625884.png) > [Democrats and Republicans love Israel and all of us care about the existential threat to Israel from Iran.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-harman/democrats-and-republicans-love-israel-and-all-of-us-care-about-the/) [Jane Harman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-harman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/jane-harman-26497_care_democrats-and-republicans-love-israel-an_392435.jpg) > [A nuclear Iran is a threat to America's national security, and it is a threat to Israel's national security. We cannot afford…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/a-nuclear-iran-is-a-threat-to-america-s-national-security-and-it-is-a/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/barack-obama-17_america_a-nuclear-iran-is-a-threat-to-america-s_1384778.jpg) > [Israel's security doctrine is not that Israel must invade every place from which a threat to Israel emanates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzipi-livni/israel-s-security-doctrine-is-not-that-israel-must-invade-every-place/) [Tzipi Livni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tzipi-livni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31b/tzipi-livni-5178_cybersecurity_israel-s-security-doctrine-is-not-that-i_311630.png) > [The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zbigniew-brzezinski/the-problem-with-the-iranian-regime-of-course-is-one-its-unsettling/) [Zbigniew Brzezinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zbigniew-brzezinski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae9/zbigniew-brzezinski-1312_iranian_the-problem-with-the-iranian-regime-of-c_711980.jpg) > [Only weeks after Oslo began, when nearly all the world and most of Israel was drunk with the idea of peace, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/only-weeks-after-oslo-began-when-nearly-all-the-world-and-most-of/) [Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/390/natan-sharansky-14573_democratic_only-weeks-after-oslo-began-when-nearly_1112378.jpg) > [Iran may or may not be the existential threat to Israel that Netanyahu insists it is. But a lessening of U.S. support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cohen/iran-may-or-may-not-be-the-existential-threat-to-israel-that/) [Richard Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/richard-cohen-5202_america_iran-may-or-may-not-be-the-existential-t_2831681.jpg) > [The real problem, if you look at how, for example, Hezbollah got a lot of missiles that are a grave threat to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-real-problem-if-you-look-at-how-for-example-hezbollah-got-a-lot/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2a/barack-obama-17_capacity_the-real-problem-if-you-look-at-how-for_363803.jpg) > [ That Iran is willing to threaten Israel is wrong\[. . . .\] We pose no threat and if we are conducting nuclear… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-larijani/that-iran-is-willing-to-threaten-israel-is-wrong-we-pose-no-threat/) [Ali Larijani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-larijani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/ali-larijani-43643_aggression_that-iran-is-willing-to-threaten-israel_180075.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/threat-israel/#itemlist", "name": "Threat Israel Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Well, Israel, obviously, thinks of the Iranian nuclear program as an existential threat to Israel.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert M. 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But a lessening of U.S. support for Israel certainly would be. With an indifferent America, Israel would become a lonely, frightening place.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Cohen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cohen/iran-may-or-may-not-be-the-existential-threat-to-israel-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/richard-cohen-5202_america_iran-may-or-may-not-be-the-existential-t_2831681.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/richard-cohen-5202_america_iran-may-or-may-not-be-the-existential-t_2831681.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/richard-cohen-5202_america_iran-may-or-may-not-be-the-existential-t_2831681.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Iran may or may not be the existential threat to Israel that Netanyahu insists it is. 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We have no intention of aggression against any country. [. . .] Today we announce to you that the political will of Iran is aimed at the negotiated settlement of the case and we dont want to aggravate the situation in our region[. . . .] We know that this issue can be settled in a constructive dialogue and we welcome that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ali Larijani" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-larijani/that-iran-is-willing-to-threaten-israel-is-wrong-we-pose-no-threat/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/ali-larijani-43643_aggression_that-iran-is-willing-to-threaten-israel_180075.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/ali-larijani-43643_aggression_that-iran-is-willing-to-threaten-israel_180075.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/ali-larijani-43643_aggression_that-iran-is-willing-to-threaten-israel_180075.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That Iran is willing to threaten Israel is wrong[. . . .] We pose no threat and if we are conducting nuclear…” — Ali Larijani", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/threat-israel/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/threat-israel/", "name": "Threat Israel Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/threat-israel/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/robert-m-gates-2972_existential_well-israel-obviously-thinks-of-the-iran_1625884.png" }, "description": "Browse 9 Threat Israel quotes by 8 authors. 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