Aliyah is the central goal of the State of Israel.

One must remember that the Jews have one, tiny country, the only place they have the right and capability to defend themselves by themselves. And it is our duty and my responsibility to see that we will never compromise about that.

You cannot like the word, but what is happening is an occupation - to hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation. I believe that is a terrible thing for Israel and for the Palestinians.

But there's one thing we are not going to compromise at all: when it comes to security of Israeli citizens and the State of Israel, there are not going to be any compromises - not now and not in the future.

For me, peace should provide security to the Jewish people.

We extend our hand towards peace. Our people are committed to peace. We know that peace entails painful compromise for both sides.

Aliyah is the central goal of the State of Israel.