I don't want a single state. And I talked about two states where a demilitarized Palestinian state recognizes the Jewish state, and I stand by that. I haven't retracted my position; I haven't changed it.

Saving lives is more important than preserving the quality of life. Quality of life is always amenable to improvement. Death is permanent.

We will respond with a heavy hand to the brutal murder of Jews who came to pray and were killed by lowly murderers.

I think that anyone who moves to establish a Palestinian state and evacuate territory gives territory away to radical Islamist attacks against Israel.

So I think we should stay focused on the real problem in the Middle East. It's not Israel. It's these dictatorships that are developing nuclear weapons with the specific goal of wiping Israel away.

There’s no one in Israel who appreciates more than me the importance of American support for Israel.

The purpose of the Jewish state is to secure the Jewish future. That is why Israel must always have the ability to defend itself, against any threat.