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“Neither Jewish morality nor Jewish tradition can be used to disallow terror as a means of war,”

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I'm called a terrorist in the Arab media still today.

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Most of the Jewish refugees, stripped of their considerable possessions, came to Israel. They were welcomed by the Jewish state. They were given shelter…

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The settlement of the Land of Israel is the essence of Zionism. Without settlement, we will not fulfill Zionism. It's that simple.

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We have said that Israel has had a very bad history with the United Nations, and whoever cares for himself in Israel distances himself…

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Stop exposing your children to danger by sending them to throw bombs and stones at soldiers and civilians.

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I feel alive inside only when obstacles are arising that must be overcome and eliminated.

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A man who goes forth to take the life of another whom he does not know must believe only one thing: that by his…

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The United States is our best friend, and our relations are excellent. Our relations will be strengthened even more, despite our differences in views.

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The Zionist movement gave political expression to our claim to the land of Israel. And in 1922, the League of Nations recognized the justice…

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The past leaders of our movement left us a clear message to keep Eretz Israel from the Sea to the River Jordan for future…

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Israel's capital will never again be a divided city, a city with a wall at its center, a city in which two flags fly.…

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Our image has undergone change from David fighting Goliath to being Goliath.

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