Country Quote by Benny Gantz

We want Israel as a democratic and Jewish state. So you have to maintain a Jewish majority, and you want to do that by…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

The world should commit Israel to withdraw from our territories and stop occupation and aggression, and allow the Palestinian people to establish their independent…

— Khaled Mashal

Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and secure borders and the security and prosperity of the…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Israel is an independent country with a large army, and it has the ability to do what it thinks is right.

— Ariel Sharon

Israel is a country and should exist. And a country by the name of Palestine should be made. Two different governments of Palestine and…

— Shirin Ebadi

You need to have a secure Israel, which is very clear, and you need to have a Palestinian community that feels it can have…

— James Wolfensohn

What happens in Israel should be decided between Israel and the Palestinians.

— Jacky Rosen

Palestinians don't really believe in a state of Israel. They, unlike a majority of Israelis, who have come to the conclusion that they can…

— Anonymous

Since Israel is a democratic state surrounded by essentially undemocratic states which have sworn her destruction, those interested in democracy everywhere must support Israel's…

— Bayard Rustin

I think we need a life-loving Palestine living by a Jewish democratic Israel.

— Ari Shavit

It is important that the right of Israel to exist should be respected and also the viable Palestinian authorities, in terms of political and…

— Ban Ki-moon

Israel fits into the zeitgeist of our era. It is true that there are demographic threats to its existence. That is why a separation…

— Ehud Barak