A legitimate democracy cannot act against a terror organization because it is using civilians as a human shield, and therefore it should absorb attacks on its own civilians.

All I can tell you is that Israel's position in the Arab world has changed because they no longer see Israel as their enemy, but as their ally, in their indispensable battle against the forces of militant Islam, either those led by Iran, the Shiites, or - and those led by Daesh - by ISIS, the militant Sunnis.

Some will criticize me no matter what I do.

The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.

While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it cannot go back to the 1967 lines...

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.

You can only end a negotiation for peace if you begin it.