History Quote by Daniel Barenboim

It's utterly hypocritical for Israelis to wonder aloud why Palestinians don't pursue a non-violent strategy. One obvious reason is that, whenever they have, Israel…

— Norman Finkelstein

The claim that Israel seeks to annihilate the Palestinians is simply a lie. Israel seeks to stop rocket attacks and tunnel invasions, and as…

— James Howard Kunstler

You have to show Israel that it's not going to be forced to do things it doesn't want to do and can't do.

— Chuck Schumer

Maintaining control indefinitely over millions of Palestinians will inevitably lead to a demographic nightmare and cannot be sustained if Israel is to remain true…

— Edgar Bronfman, Sr

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

To avoid manufactured misunderstandings, the policies of Israeli governments are not analogous to Nazism. They do not aim at the systematic extermination of the…

— Ken Livingstone

Israel cannot continue to exist in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity without threats and aggression. If this regime stays on one inch of…

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Israel fights back, which is very much at odds with the Jewish instinct to discuss and deconstruct everything until action itself seems senseless.

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

As long as there are no negotiations with the Palestinians, Israel is and will continue to be in a difficult situation.

— Ehud Olmert

The Israeli strategy has been proven to be a complete failure.

— Mohammed Dahlan

The problem is the Palestinians don't recognize the legitimacy of Israel.

— Ruth Wisse

To me the notion that Palestinians are actually Jews is, I think, quite revelatory and very radical and a possible bridge that has been…

— Lawrence Wright