I'm not naturally manipulative.

The only peace that can endure is a peace that can be defended.

Israel has no better friend than America. And America has no better friend than Israel. We stand together to defend democracy. We stand together to advance peace. We stand together to fight terrorism.

There is a great danger to the world, not only to my country [Israel] but to the United States, to the Middle East, to peace, to all of humanity, from the prospect that such regimes that brutalize its own people, that sponsors terrorism more than any other regime in the world - that this regime acquires atomic bombs is very, very dangerous.

The Obama presidency has two great missions: fixing the economy, and preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons.

The Romans used to say that courage is not the only virtue, but it's the only one that makes the other virtues possible.

The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years.