Divided Quote by David Brooks

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

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

— Ruth Wisse

There are many Palestinians who believe there is no way to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. They call for the right of the…

— Reuven Rivlin

There are many Palestinians, to be diplomatic, who believe there is no way to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, first of all, and…

— Reuven Rivlin

I believe the Palestinians have never indicated a willingness to meet our minimum requirements, which are recognition of Israel's permanence and legitimacy as a…

— Michael Oren

You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the…

— Benjamin Netanyahu

Most of the Palestinians don't understand what they're doing... Politically, people can say what they want. The problem is not political, but religious.

— Shimon Peres

It is Israel that must recognize Palestine's rights. We cannot believe in empty statements, twiddle our thumbs and watch our children getting killed. Israel…

— Khaled Mashal

The Palestinians are not willing to do anything, they're not willing to make the strategic decision to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorist organizations.

— Silvan Shalom

Israel needs to stay a Zionist country with a Jewish majority in a democratic system. Eventually, Palestinians should have some kind of independency.

— Benny Gantz

Look, the hard-line Jewish position is based, to this day, on the idea that the Palestinian Arabs somehow or other will either accept third-class…

— Arthur Hertzberg

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