Arab israeli conflict Quote by David Ben-Gurion

If I was an Arab leader I would never make [peace] with Israel. That is natural: we have taken their country.

— David Ben-Gurion

Every time an Arab leader truly wanted peace, they got it. If the Palestinians truly want peace, we will make peace.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

We do not seek an agreement with the [Palestinian] Arabs in order to secure the peace. Of course we regard peace as an essential…

— David

I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country. It is true…

— David Ben-Gurion

The bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only when the Israeli government is willing to comply with…

— Jimmy Carter

The Israelis would like to live in peace within their borders; the Arabs would like to kill them all.

— David Mamet

There will be peace in the Middle East only when the Arabs love their children more than they hate Israel.

— Golda Meir

What Israel wants is peace with - and the acknowledgment of - all the Arab countries.

— Elliott Abrams

I should much rather see reasonable agreement with the Arabs on the basis of living together in peace than the creation of a Jewish…

— Albert Einstein

No Arab ruler will consider the peace process seriously so long as he is able to toy with the idea of achieving more by…

— Yitzhak Rabin

Arabs, rise as one man and fight for your sacred rights. Kill the Jews wherever you find them. This pleases God, history, and religion.…

— Haj Amin al-Husseini

Peace is important for Israel.

— Ehud Olmert